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Published Date: 13 November 2008
Residents are preparing to fight plans for a phone mast for the third time.
It comes just two months after a council rejected the proposal.

Phone company O2 has submitted plans to Kettering Council to replace its existing mobile phone mast at the Ise Garden Centre in Warkton Lane, Kettering, and to add three extra antenna
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But nearby residents have vowed to fight the plans for the third time in three years, claiming the mast could have adverse effects on their long-term health.

The original application for changes to the mast was rejected in 2005 by Kettering Council and then by the Planning Inspectorate after an appeal the following year.

It was then re-submitted in July but rejected after more than 50 residents signed a petition against it and Kettering MP Philip Hollobone backed them.

The application was refused on the grounds that it would be an overbearing structure and would visually impact on the appearance of the area.

Margot Jameson, of Deeble Road, said: "It is getting to the point where it is almost like bullying – they won't take no for an answer.

"I feel as though as soon as people are celebrating a victory another application is submitted.

"If they put on a meeting and explained everything thoroughly to us with proof there were no health risks it may be more likely to get through."

The phone company wants to install the 15m mast so mobile users can use upgrades, such as video calling and internet access, with greater speed.

The public consultation will run until December 2 and the council is expected to make a decision by the end of the year.

For more information on the mast application visit www.kettering.gov.uk and search for planning application KET/2008/ 0939.



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  • Last Updated: 12 November 2008 6:22 PM
  • Source: Northants Evening Telegraph
  • Location: Kettering
 
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mike1985,

13/11/2008 07:56:08
Hi,I really dont understand peoples probelm with the phone masts. Yes i know they are not the bestlooking thing ever but they have to go up some where.

I have 1st hand experiance of this. For almost 2 years i put up these towers and the communication equipment for likes of o2. People say they have a major heath risk......... well i seem to be find and i stood in front of them for two years. There was guys i worked with who had been doing this jobs for 10 plus years. They are fit, Healthy and there kids did not have extra arms or growth problems!!!!!!

Its ironic because the people moaning about these prob have a mobile phone and i bet they get annoyed when they have no signal. The most annoying thing i find though is a good % of these people will be making the complaining phone calls from there...... MOBILE.

Get over it, Mobiles are here to stay they dont cause problems. Trying spening a week with out yours.
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DT,

Kettering 13/11/2008 08:11:37
Without wishing to get into the benefits or dangers of masts, what does it say about people's rights with regard to planning laws if the applicant cannot be made to take no for an answer? How many times can they reapply for permission for the same thing in the same place? Surely there must be a limit!
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Vic Mackey,

Kettering 13/11/2008 20:50:43
It's just a phone mast, for goodness sake. This Luddite NIMBYism really has got to stop. The complainants presumably have no problem with putting a mobile receiver (phone) next to their heads. You can't get mobile web access without a mast.
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