THE WEEK IN East Bristol & North East Somerset
1st September 2021
Issue 694
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Proposed 15-metre high 5G phone mast ‘won’t look out of place’ near Hanham Common A 15-metre high 5G phone mast will fit in well at the
coverage reach across the target area and prospective ‘in-
end of the rank of shops opposite Hanham Common.
fill’ mast sites are extremely limited.
That’s according to CK Hutchison Networks, which has
“There is an acute need for a new base station to provide
given South Gloucestershire Council prior notification of
effective service coverage and in this case, the height of
its intention to install the H3G LTE (Three) Phase 8
the proposed street pole is the minimum required to bring
monopole, a wraparound cabinet plus three equipment
the benefits of 5G to this area.”
cabinets at the junction of Memorial Road and Whittucks
The phone giant says the proposed location “will
Road.
assimilate well into the immediate street scene and not be
The application says: “The very nature of installing new
detrimental”.
5G mast infrastructure within such an urban setting
The application will be on the agenda at Hanham Abbots
was available.
requires a highly considered balance between the need to
Parish Council’s meeting on Monday (6th September)
At their meeting last Thursday, Oldland parish councillors,
extend practical coverage reach with that of increasing risk
when councillors will consider whether the position, size
who had also been opposed to the 18-metre mast, agreed
of visual amenity intrusion.
and look of the proposed mast and the cabinets will have
to object again to the “inappropriate” siting of such a large
“In this location, existing mast sites are not capable of
any detrimental impact on local residents, and give their
unit in a residential area, saying: “There are concerns on
supporting additional equipment compliment to extend
response to South Gloucestershire Council.
grounds of aesthetics, potential health implications and
The planning reference is P21/05706/PN1.
environmental concerns. The height reduction of the mast
Meanwhile Oldland Parish Council has lodged an
since the previous application in no way reduces these
objection to plans by the same phone giant for a 15-metre
concerns.
high 5G mast at the junction of School Road and Newton
“Other providers of mobile infrastructure services
Road in Cadbury Heath, very close to an existing one.
companies have committed wherever possible to promote
A previous application for a mast 18 metres high was
shared
rejected by South Gloucestershire Council earlier this
consolidate the number of base stations, and significantly
summer on the grounds that it would tower above nearby
reduce the environmental impact of network development.
shops, which have flats above them, and would harm the
“This commitment should be expected of this application
look of the area. The council also said that the applicant
using existing local infrastructure.”
had failed to prove that no suitable alternative site locally
The planning reference is P21/05528/PN1.
The plans show the mast would be close to the tree
infrastructure,
maximise
opportunities
to
Inspector rejects appeal for 20-metre high 5G mast in Stockwood, see page 2
Also in this week’s issue
Bus cuts latest, including our petition to save Service 18 . . . pages 4 & 5
New discounted solar scheme for local homeowners . . . page 7
Police warning to South Glos residents over rogue traders . . . page 8
Major works to rebuild Bristol East Junction almost complete . . . page 11