Plans for a 49.2 ft (15m) mast next to a church and arboretum would impose on the wildlife, he says.
CK Hutchinson said "extensive searches" were carried out and a "wide range of options" considered before planning applications were submittedA city councillor in a leafy suburb is opposing a bid for a 5G mast.
CK Hutchison Networks Ltd, the parent company of mobile network provider Three, submitted plans to site the mast in Church Lane, Barnwood, Gloucester. The scheme for the 49.2 ft high mast and its accompanying cabinets involves them being placed beside the entrance to the grade-II listed St Lawrence Church on Church Lane.The Gloucester City Councillor , said: "The proposed site for the 5G mast also sits directly opposite Barnwood Park and Arboretum, a Green Flag status nature reserve.
"[There is] both a known colony of bats and an insect population already long established in the grounds of St Lawrence Church, with recorded wildlife corridors between the church grounds and the neighbouring Barnwood Park and Arboretum."Because of this, he said installing the mast at the site would show a "flagrant disregard for wildlife habitats that represent the high value of protected biodiversity in the local area".
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