Residents object to ‘enormous, unsightly’ 5G mast proposed for Eastbourne suburb

According to plans submitted to Eastbourne Borough Council, the mast would go up in Dukes Drive.

The plans say: “H3G (Three) is committed to providing improved network coverage and capacity, most notably in relation to 5G services. High-speed mobile connectivity is the lifeblood of a community.

“The proposed location of a new mast shown above with assimilate well into the immediate street scene and not be detrimental.”

Residents have objected to the plans and feel like they’ve been kept in the dark.

C Pyemont, from Cliff Road, said the location of the proposal should change.

She said: “Surely it would be better to situate the mast further away from the school concerned and more in the heart of the Meads village - maybe nearer the University of Brighton campus where it would benefit more of the public in a less intrusive way.”

She said residents in Cliff Road were not informed and only found out from the Meads Community Association on August 9.

Suzie Tomkins, from the Holywell Conservation Area Group, said: “This location is within the bounds of a designated Conservation Area.

“I live nearby in Meads but I have not been notified of this proposal.”

She was worried the mast would serve as a ‘thin end of a wedge for further commercial development of the Downs’.

Ms Tompkins says there was no physical notices around to inform residents and called the proposal an ‘enormous, unsightly commercial construction’.

Members of the public can comment until August 18 (reference: 220604).

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