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STEPS TOWARDS AN AGREED STATEMENT OF FACTS
And stipulations

7.Comments of Key Elements (Continued)

7.8 The Seeboard Tower
The 35m high Seeboard, lattice tower (Site ref CTIL-123082, VF 4486) dominates the site and
is shared by Vodafone, Orange and EE.
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Figure 16: The Seeboard Tower

The tower was subject to a planning decision (14/01257/FUL) in April 2014 which permitted
raising its height from 20 metres to 35 metres and added several transmitters. AHL is
understood to be negotiating to have the tower removed and has announced that it will not
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go ahead with the current application if it fails.
Permission was obtained on the basis that the tower was not adjacent to a school.
This is incorrect

7.9 Village Infrastructure
The development will put all infrastructure services under pressure, and especially sewage and
refuse collection. Around 200 “wheelie bins”, not to mention washing lines, will add to the
ghetto ambience.

7.10 The Mixed Community
The development proposes to create a mixed community in-line with political and social
engineering objectives of diversity, equality and shared ownership as the first step on the
housing ladder to capital appreciation . However, the design will create friction internally
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and with neighbouring properties because of:
• Shortages of parking spaces;

• Internal traffic jams and at the A22;

• Absence of disabled parking and charging points for electric vehicles;
• Lack of storage space;
• Poor facilities for children and pets.

31 The terms of the contact for the placement of the tower are not known.
32 Which experience shows it is not