8M RADIO MAST !
Discussion
Last night I went round to see my father in-law and as soon as i got through the door he handed me a letter he had recived informing that the council wish to give permission to have a 8 meter radio mast right outside his house (lounge window) has anybody ever had a problem like this and know of any way to fight it ?
8 metres is not a very big radio mast. The eaves of most houses are a similar height. It may just be like a normal telegraph pole.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_masts_and_towers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_masts_and_towers
Having objected to a number of mobile phone masts (living in a rather picturesque conservation area and all that), I can tell you that the council will oppose it too, then the company involved will take it to appeal and Prescott will personally approve it. As has been the case the last three instances here, although not as high as 8m.
Good luck in any case.
edit: I just checked the letter and it was a 20m mast!!
>> Edited by john_p on Friday 10th February 14:37
Good luck in any case.
edit: I just checked the letter and it was a 20m mast!!
>> Edited by john_p on Friday 10th February 14:37
IS200RJR said:
Last night I went round to see my father in-law and as soon as i got through the door he handed me a letter he had recived informing that the council wish to give permission to have a 8 meter radio mast right outside his house (lounge window) has anybody ever had a problem like this and know of any way to fight it ?
From how that reads, all he has to do is write back to the council telling them he doesn't want a mast outside his house. In the time it takes them to write back, he can think of reasons to help his cause.
IS200RJR said:
Last night I went round to see my father in-law and as soon as i got through the door he handed me a letter he had recived informing that the council wish to give permission to have a 8 meter radio mast right outside his house (lounge window) has anybody ever had a problem like this and know of any way to fight it ?
You can make objections in writing and speak at the planning meeting (you have to inform the council what you are going to say). If the decision goes against you, you're basically
ed, 3rd parties have no right of appeal regarding planning applications. From what I've heard regarding masts is that there is little or no chance of getting it stopped. Its not like its going to affect your father-in-law's light or affect the use he gets out of his property. Also, contary to popular belief you don't have the right to a view.An 8 metre high telecommunications mast falls within the definition of 'permitted development' as prescribed by planning legislation. The telecoms company therefore don't have to make a normal application like you or I would for an extension, for example. The Council's hands are largely tied in that they have to demonstrate that the siting and design of the mast are unacceptable (and aren't allowed to consider potential health implications as nothing has ever been proven to show they cause harm) and even then they can only refuse if a more suitable site is available that hasn't been considered properly by the operators.
Talking from personal experience here you might find that for a mast of this height the Council won't have a committee meeting for it because of the legislation. If the Council doesn't determine the application within 56 days of it being submitted the law says that they have 'deemed' consent and can build it anyway, regardless of local objection.
>> Edited by venom on Friday 10th February 15:17
Talking from personal experience here you might find that for a mast of this height the Council won't have a committee meeting for it because of the legislation. If the Council doesn't determine the application within 56 days of it being submitted the law says that they have 'deemed' consent and can build it anyway, regardless of local objection.
>> Edited by venom on Friday 10th February 15:17
YarisSi said:
We live in a place of outstanding natural beauty and they have erected something that must be 20 meters with big supporting wires. It is a tad annoying as I don't own and hate mobile phones.
How can you hate mobile phones ? I suppose you hate radio systems (police/fire/ambulance/rescue) and any other radio mast utility ?
I don't want to sound harsh, but does he have a mobile phone himself? If he does, then he can hardly complain. It's fine to have it in someone elses back yard. People use mobiles all over, in fact I think the VAST majority of peeps have them, yet when it comes down to providing service, people end up in arms about it. They complain if thy are next door, atop a church, near a supermarket. They are only happy if it is somewhere where it is of no use to any one...
Yes, I get to complain.
I'm sure mobile phones are really useful for vital services but they also operated before we had mobile phones. I don't own a mobile phone because I think they are vile and people who own them especially in my generation have no phone etiquette and seem hooked on them so much that they cannot be without them. If forced to turn them off when leaving they all quickly turn them on and have to call someone. They can no longer be alone or hold a conversation without being interrupted.
Few people are important/vital enough to need to be contactable 24 hrs a day.
I do accept that they are useful but I have coped adequately without one, infact I've proabably done better without one as I have saved money, had to deal with emergencies and difficult situations by using my head and if I really need a phone I can use a payphone or ask at a shop or office.
I also strangly hope the whole microwaves thing is true because I will be about the only british man with functioning testicals (due to carry phones in pockets and pupils playing with phones under tables). You have to see "The Most Fertile Man in Ireland" to understand.
I'm sure mobile phones are really useful for vital services but they also operated before we had mobile phones. I don't own a mobile phone because I think they are vile and people who own them especially in my generation have no phone etiquette and seem hooked on them so much that they cannot be without them. If forced to turn them off when leaving they all quickly turn them on and have to call someone. They can no longer be alone or hold a conversation without being interrupted.
Few people are important/vital enough to need to be contactable 24 hrs a day.
I do accept that they are useful but I have coped adequately without one, infact I've proabably done better without one as I have saved money, had to deal with emergencies and difficult situations by using my head and if I really need a phone I can use a payphone or ask at a shop or office.
I also strangly hope the whole microwaves thing is true because I will be about the only british man with functioning testicals (due to carry phones in pockets and pupils playing with phones under tables). You have to see "The Most Fertile Man in Ireland" to understand.
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