Has anyone been successful in objecting to planning permission for a mobile phone mast?

Question

Orange has applied for planning permission to increase the height of an existing mobile phone mast from 14 metres to 20 metres and to add on 6 new antennas and 1 antenna dish. The mast is located in the grounds of a sports club and is less than 25 metres from the rear gardens of the houses backing on to it.

I live across the road from the sports club but given the increased height the mast will be clearly visible to myself and my neighbours. I know you can't object on pure health grounds or because it might affect the value of your property. Can anyone give me some guidance on what objections I could use.

I am also organising a petition.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Answer 1

You can only object about it "spoiling" your view. Raising the height actually makes it safer. But it doesn't necessarily mean your property will be devalued either - you will at at least get a good signal on your mobile phone at home. I would look at records relating to the sports club. One near me - is on land left in someones will specifically for the benefit of children. By turning it in to a sports club - they have broken the law - the land was in trust for local children - not sportsmen. You may get them on a technicality like that.

Answer 2

we objected to one last year that T mobile was planning. We simply wrote a letter stating our objections.
We said that we thought it would decrease our house value, or put people off buying if we moved and that we were planning on starting a family and we wouldnt want to bring a child up living opposite a phone mast.
It worked, they lost planning permision.

Answer 3

You should try on any and all grounds whether they are valid or not. Sometimes a lot of adverse publicity will persuade the local politicians and sometimes even the company..

Best of luck.