Planning Inspectors overturn decision and grant planning permission for 5G mast in Church Langley
Business / Sat 28th Jan 2023 at 07:09am
PLANNING permission has been granted for a 5G mast in Church Langley.
In February 2022, Harlow Council refused planning permission for the mast on Church Langley Way at Ashworth Place (see news article below).
However, an appeal by the applicants to the Planning Inspectorate has been successful.
Amongst the reasons given to grantees permission are:
Church Langley councillors, Simon Carter, Andrew Johnson and Nicky Purse have written to Harlow MP Robert Halfon with a number of concerns.
They stated
The Inspector, Benjamin Clarke BA (Hons.) MSc MRTPI, failed to take into account various errors in the planning application, namely:
NIMBY, attitude..YES in your back yard!
Why not place it on the common or down by the water tower not unsightly then, or bothering anyone. Backhanders and lies
At least people will have a better reception on their phones,to do Wordle etc when stuck in the daily jam trying to leave Church Langley,or to call for help after hitting a pothole on our excuse for roads.
Come and see the hideous 5G installation on Howard Way at The Stow opposite Nuffield House, it's a great welcoming sign for the shops!
If Church Langley suffers from not having a 5G mast but the majority of residents (as indicated by the representations of our Cllrs ) then there's pressing no need to install one in the midst of the community. It's called local democracy: obviously something a tax dodging incompetent government doesn't understand as the country goes to hell in a handcart. For Government inspectors read "dictatorial government enforcers". 4Gs good enough. Whereas if business needs 5G, as pointed out there's plenty of space in the business park, on the top of the Water Tower and or on the side M11. Also there's plenty of capacity underground to fibre optic cope with demands and if necessary technology in residential areas that could be developed to make lamposts into very safe local low intensity level transmitters, however sticking a massive high intensity 5G transmitter next to a school is a cheap solution that helps the companies make more profit so obviously the government's favoured solution.
Absolutely nosradamus.
Kim, you keep leaving the t out..are you having a laugh?
Leaving it out Bruce, especially if you have no rational contribution.
Overturned by inspectors who do not live here. Always the same😠
Yes, this whole debacle ‘stinks’. 1. There were other possible sites but no detail given …to planning inspectorate anyway. Benjamin Clarke , the govt. appointed inspector didn’t even look into this, it appears. 2. Why was this sham of an appeal not immediately thrown out for it’s flawed nature? 3. How can we trust a company that can submit an appeal such as this ( full of inaccuracies etc.) to self regulate the levels of EMF ..radiation affecting our children?
Yes, this whole debacle ‘stinks’. 1. There were other sites identified but not supplied… to the inspector anyway. Benjamin Clarke, the govt. appointed inspector didn’t even look into this. 2. Why wasn’t this hugely inaccurate appeal not thrown out immediately? Another example of the lack of integrity in big business/ govt. 3. How can we trust a company, who can submit an application/ appeal such as this, be trusted to self regulate the level of EMF… radiation affecting our children. It’s so close to a school! R Halfon, Schools’ minister should be doing something about this. 4. There’s a judicial review,re 5G safety, at the high court( Secretary of State summoned) ( Michael Manson QC .. Grenfell justice) on Feb 6/7th . So much non industry funded, 5G research by scientists, doctors, oncologists, environmentalists being completely ignored and not covered by the media! Why?
Finally! Everyone wants to have smartphones but nobody wants the infrastructure to support it! Bring on the masts!
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