I recently received notification of a proposal to place a mobile phone base station and 17.5 metre mast at Newman House, Queens Road, Barnet EN5 4DL. The mobile phone companies have been trying to get a mast in this general area for a while now and judging by the emails in my inbox this latest attempt is no more popular than previous applications.

The problem of course is that we all have and want to use mobile phones but none of us want the associated equipment nearby. My own view is to consider how visually intrusive the proposal is and judge it on those grounds. On that basis a 17.5 metre mast is rather intrusive in a residential area bordering on a conservation area.

UPDATE

The phone companies have withdrawn their proposals for Newman House but are still looking for a site in the area for a mast and base station