Phone mast applications can slip through the net
Vodafone has made a planning application for a 10m monopole on East End Road, Finchley, adjacent to the Wilf Slack sports ground, near the junction with Windermere Avenue (planning ref: C16110/04).
Together with neighbours and parents at St Theresa's Primary School (which my son attends), we have sent 154 individual letters, plus three petitions, opposing this mobile phone mast.
Our reasons for objection are: current health regulations for masts not yet proven to be adequate; close proximity to St Theresa's, Akiva Primary School and nursery, Avenue House grounds, Wilf Slack sports ground (used by schools who do not have their own playing field) and the Manor House in the Sternberg Centre, which is a grade II* listed building; the proposed mast will be unsuitable for a residential area of traditional character and the sight of the mast as residents walk or drive by will be a constant reminder to those who are worried about health issues associated with masts.
I am particularly concerned as the mast will overlook my back garden and I have two children aged two and seven.
As the Government have accepted £22 billion in licence fees from the five main mobile phone operators, these phone companies now want to get their masts up so that they can obtain widespread 3G coverage.
I predict that Barnet planning department will receive many applications for these masts (four so far in January) and if your readers do not look out for public notices in the papers, or the green, laminated signs attached to lampposts, then they will lose the opportunity to oppose them.
Many of our local residents had no idea about the proposed mast in East End Road and were very concerned to hear about it.
Susan Liu
Pavilion Mews
Finchley
2:00pm Thursday 17th February 2005
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Together with neighbours and parents at St Theresa's Primary School (which my son attends), we have sent 154 individual letters, plus three petitions, opposing this mobile phone mast.
Our reasons for objection are: current health regulations for masts not yet proven to be adequate; close proximity to St Theresa's, Akiva Primary School and nursery, Avenue House grounds, Wilf Slack sports ground (used by schools who do not have their own playing field) and the Manor House in the Sternberg Centre, which is a grade II* listed building; the proposed mast will be unsuitable for a residential area of traditional character and the sight of the mast as residents walk or drive by will be a constant reminder to those who are worried about health issues associated with masts.
I am particularly concerned as the mast will overlook my back garden and I have two children aged two and seven.
As the Government have accepted £22 billion in licence fees from the five main mobile phone operators, these phone companies now want to get their masts up so that they can obtain widespread 3G coverage.
I predict that Barnet planning department will receive many applications for these masts (four so far in January) and if your readers do not look out for public notices in the papers, or the green, laminated signs attached to lampposts, then they will lose the opportunity to oppose them.
Many of our local residents had no idea about the proposed mast in East End Road and were very concerned to hear about it.
Susan Liu
Pavilion Mews
Finchley
2:00pm Thursday 17th February 2005
© Copyright 2001-2004 Newsquest Media Group - A Gannett Company
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