• THE Bridge House Recognised Tenants Association agrees wholeheartedly with Louis Loizou, (There’s no safe location for a mobile phone mast, July 16).

We have campaigned vigorously against the proposed phone mast on the roof of our block of flats since 2016 including petitions signed by the public and articles in the CNJ.

We have also provided evidence of bats emerging from the building. This led to Camden Council commissioning a bat survey. This was conducted in February, a time of year when bats are typically in hibernation.

At our insistence another bat survey was conducted in the summer months but, despite this, we are informed that the roof now belongs to the telecoms provider (Vodafone) and that the council’s right to refuse the telecoms provider access is removed.

We have asked to see the legislation that shows this and have been met with silence.

Fire exits from top-floor flats, with pull-down staircases to the roof, were blocked as part of these plans without informing residents; and it seems the roof of our residence has effectively been sold.

The council disagreed that these staircases were fire exits but have not been able to answer what the purpose of these staircases was otherwise. Instead the council have offered to remove them and restore the ceilings.

In Australia and Sweden and parts of the United States phone masts are banned from being erected near schools as children’s brains are more vulnerable to microwave radiation.

Our block is moments away from Haverstock School and we have many children living in our block, several of whom who live on the top floor who will therefore be sleeping directly under the proposed mast.

We agree with Mr Loizou that there are no safe places for a phone mast but a commercial location would, of course, be preferable to a residence.

We resist the council’s defiance in continuing to target Bridge House as an industrial infrastructure platform despite the vehement campaigning against it.

We have supplied evidence that protected wildlife will be harmed and have repeatedly urged Camden Council to consider the effects particularly on children’s health both at Bridge House and at the nearby school.

THE BRIDGE HOUSE RECOGNISED TENANTS ASSOCIATION
Bridge House, NW3