Phone mast victory for residents (From This Is Wiltshire)

Phone mast victory for residents

10:49am Wednesday 23rd April 2008

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RESIDENTS of Campbell Road are celebrating after plans to erect a mobile phone mast in front of Leehurst Swan school were rejected by the council.

At a meeting last Thursday, Salisbury City Area Committee threw out the application for a 12-metre phone mast by mobile phone company Orange.

The decision has delighted people living in the area who staged a protest demonstrating against the plans, claiming there would be a health risk to children attending the schools nearby.

They also staged a letter writing campaign to the council and signed a petition to make the strength of local feeling known.

"This is excellent news," said Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesman for Salisbury, Nick Radford.

"It is a well deserved victory for local residents who campaigned effectively against these plans.

"In the light of the lack of evidence on the long-term effects that these masts might have on children's health, refusing permission to Orange was a sensible precaution."

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