Surrey Comet

A proposal to site a 12m Orange mobile phone mast at the junction of Chessington Road and Longmead Road, Ewell has attracted objections from residents concerned for their health.

In a consultation letter, the telecommunications company told homeowners that the location had been sensitively selected to minimise impact on the environment. Thirteen other sites were rejected after preliminary investigations.

But villagers are concerned about the proposed site being near three schools research has linked the masts to childhood leukaemia.

They also claim the consultation has been too narrow.

Orange, which says there is no substantiated evidence about the health threats, is yet to a lodge a formal planning application.

Omega there is substantiated evidence about the health threats. See under http://www.buergerwelle.de/body_science.html

3:24pm Thursday 21st July 2005