Statutory Objection Notice Phone Mast

The installation of electronic communications apparatus under paragraph 75(2) of schedule 3A of the communications act 2003.

Here is a picture of the rights a person has to object to a phone mast installation once its already been installed at a site. I believe this notice, or a very similar worded one, will or should be present at all public phone mast sites in the UK. It should be visible on the electrical cabinets [those off-white electrical boxes usually at ground level] that power the tower.

This particular notice is from Hutchison 3G UK Ltd ["Three"]. And the site in question is in the UK. Address: Chester Road SW - B35 7EY. Cell reference: BHM654. More in this area. Please see the picture above enlarged at full size [around 1.5mb] to read the whole statement. I left the image big so you can read it quite easily. Open image in new tab.

The networks that use this 5G phone mast are: Hutchison 3G UK LTD ["Three" three.co.uk] and EE LTD.

Basically, if the criteria is met, a person / business / land owner etc has the right to complain [under paragraph 77 of the code] within 12 months of the phone mast being installed. After that time period has gone, it states the circumstances in which a court may uphold an objection are significantly more limited. So, in most cases, after 1 year you're out of luck, and the mast is there to stay.

Stay In School Graffiti

Is it Graffiti, Street Art, or both. Well, it's on the side of a building in a built up area so I guess its street art. This is located in Digbeth, Birmingham UK. For those that don't know, Digbeth is right near Birmingham City Centre. Really, it is in the city centre, just on the outskirts. Anyway, lots of Graffiti there. This is where the "Graffiti Walk" is, which is a route of around 3 miles through a certain area of Digbeth streets that have lots of amazing art works.

There is a map of the route online, but I have personally never walked it. Not yet anyway. Moral of today's post, stay in school kids! Now its making me think, does the wording even say "stay in school" at the top of the picture? Or something else. I never captured the rest of the words. Does it even matter. Picture could be better, but that's what you get when a non-smartphone user like me uses a Smartphone.

Residential Flats With Phone Masts

You'll have to excuse the bad picture taking, it was taken at full zoom by hand with a Panasonic Lumix TZ1. Who lives in a flat like this? Especially on the top floor. The people who do live on the top floor, and several below that, when home, are basically never more than a few meters away from a big cluster of phone masts / antennas operating above their heads. I don't know what speed or "G" they are, whether 4G or 5G, but this is not good for health. Studies with no conflicts of interest [not bought and paid for by organizations with a vested interest] show that phone masts, and EMF radiation in general, have been proven to be hazardous for humans and animals.

Location: Chivenor House, Castle Vale, Birmingham, UK

Surely there should be some type of laws in place that states phone masts must be a certain distance away from a person or their residence. There are so many conflicting reports on this. Some state 150 meters, others 250 meters, or yards. Not sure if that distance applies to flats. If it doesn't, it should. The people living in these flats are basically living directly under several phone masts. I wonder if any of the people that live there are concerned at all. Or are they unaware of the dangers. Do the residents have any health problems that could have been caused by these phone masts, which are emitting high levels of radiation most likely all day and night.

Kentucky fried residents. How is this allowed?

I'd love to go to the top floor with a good quality digital EMF radiation meter, like a Trifield TF2, walk around on the landing and stairs and see how high the read out is. I suspect it would be through the roof! Pardon the pun. What do you think the chances are that the levels are above the recommended ICNIRP guidelines. The “general public EMF limits” as ofcom UK calls them. My opinion: I'd say the levels would be much higher than what the telecom giant(s) who had them installed at this location claim it to be. But would any organization be held liable or punished in some way if the levels were found to be way too high?

Just a thought. Is there some sort of loop hole here. Where because each telecom organization own or rent just a few of the masts / antennas each, they can claim to be well under the ICNIRP guidelines for what they are using. But overall, with so many masts all together in one place, do the EMF levels actually go way above the safety limits when they are all combined.

Close up of one side. Wow. Ridiculous

So no ONE company can take any of the blame. Seems plausible, but I don't know for sure. If it were true, I think that all the telecom companies and the regulators who oversee the safety of the mast sites should all be held accountable. And telecom companies should not be allowed to cluster masts all together in one one spot like that if it means it highers the overall EMF radiation levels to unsafe limits. 

Are these considered small cells, and if so, do they fall under a different set of guidelines than the pole masts we now see everywhere on the street. If this is the case it's a very devious loophole. Because all the masts / antennas on this roof combined equate to probably two phone masts, either on a pole or attached to the top of a built up structure, so why should the rules be any different if the EMF output is just as high.

While I don't know for sure if the rules are different, and I haven't measured the levels at any mast site, it does appear that the safe distancing rules clearly don't apply here, or are not being followed. Could it be down to the fact that there's a thick layer of concrete [the roof floor] between the residents and the masts, or maybe the EMF levels fall within the "safe" EMF exposure limit zone.

Anyway, I was quite surprised when I seen this building, maybe because its a residential flat. But this is nothing new at all. With them being so high and not in line of vision I usually, subconsciously, take no notice because its becoming so common. Especially on commercial buildings. However, this one caught my eye, and I think its ridiculous how these masts are allowed to be in constant operation in such close proximity to where people live.

Landfill Methane Pressure Releaser

Picture reference. I don't know the professional, or industry name for this piece of equipment, so I'll call it a Landfill Methane Pressure Releaser. I've seen similar ones called either a landfill gas recovery well or landfill gas pressure release valve. But there are quite a few different styles and types, so I don't know if they are all performing the same function. This one was located on a landfill in the UK. Near Coleshill. Every now and then it makes a loud hissing noise. This, I think, is the methane gas from deep underground where the rubbish has been buried being released or captured. Gave me quite a fright the first time I was ever near one. I never knew what it was, and I didn't expect it to start hissing randomly. This picture was taken with the Panasonic FZ50.

 

Steep Holm Image From Weston Beach

Steep Holm was a stop off point for all types of characters back in the day, including sailors and pirates. Sometimes I wish I could go back in time as an invisible man and just watch what it was like in real-time for a few hours. Maybe even take some pictures of footage. That not only applies to Steep Holm, but to many places in the UK and the world at certain periods in time. I bet Steep Holm has some stories, good and bad, that have never been told and are now probably lost forever. There's an old Inn / pub on the Island that's now in ruins but still standing. If only walls could talk. It's a mysterious place that has a lot of history, and I do plan on visiting it one day. Anyway, here's an image of Steep Holm from West Super Mare beach. The distance between them is around 5 miles.

See that boulder in the distance to the left, that's Steep Holm Island.

Weston Super Mare Oil Rig Picture

Took this picture when I was in Weston Super Mare a few weeks back. Didn't know it at the time, but this oil rig, or sea monster as the media puts it, had recently been transported to this location and is soon to become some kind of art piece. One of the biggest in the UK apparently. Glad to have photographed it in its original form. Or, at least its original form when it arrived in Weston. I believe its from the North Sea. Next time I go back to Weston, I would really like to visit Steep Holm. It's an Island around 5 - 6 miles across from the Weston beach front.

The Oil Rig. Copyright ©  Pixel Perception

Here is some information Steep Holm. Steep Holm Island is a natural reserve where not that much human activity takes place. The Bristol Port Authority manages Steep Holm Island as a nature reserve and sanctuary for birds and mammals. This means no buildings can be erected on Steep Holm Island without prior approval from the Port Authority. 

In addition to being a nature reserve, Steep Holm Island is also a tourist destination. To accommodate visitors to this part of Somerset, the Bristol Port Authority has built an interpretive center on Steep Holm Island’s west side where there used to be a Christian monastery. There's also an old Inn [a pub].

The victorian barracks interpretive center serves as an information point about Steep Holm Island’s natural history, wildlife and geology as well as its history. It also has souvenir shops selling postcards and other local souvenirs from Steep Holm Island’s attractions and view points.

Steep Holm has been serving as an important area for protecting wildlife ever since it became such an established site for conservation purposes. Today it continues to be both a nature reserve — managed by the Port Authority — and tourist attraction due to its natural beauty combined with its historical significance

If you are interested in visiting, please note that once on the island, all visitors will be there for 12 hours due to the tides I believe. So take note. A visit to Steep Holm isn't having a quick look around and then jumping back on the boat and leaving. You will be on the Island for 12 hours. So take some food and be prepared for a long but very interesting day. More information on how to book your visit can be found here: https://www.steepholm.online/visiting-the-island

Some Gates In Digbeth

Mad gates in Digbeth. Is it the owner of what's behind the gates staring at me, or just some random man. I don't know. Lots of Graffiti, stencil art and tagging in Digbeth. I do have other bits and pieces of graffiti on SD cards here and there from up this neck of the woods. Might post some more soon.

 

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Passing Train Birmingham UK

A passing train in Birmingham UK. Preferably, if the intention is a clear image, fast moving trains should be captured using a faster than normal shutter speed. A mode like sports mode will do the job well. This was shot in normal mode, so the train is blurred.

Pretty Purple Flower Weed UK

A pretty purple flower growing on waste ground in the UK. I'm not sure if this should be called a weed, because it certainly doesn't look like any weed that I know. But it was growing wild in the middle of nowhere, in quite a baron landscape, so it could very well be. It's definitely a hardy flower. Picture was taken with a Canon IXUS 127 HS. Do you know the name of this flower? If so post the identification by dropping a comment below.

New Planet Descends On The Earth

Not to worry, we're not being taken over by an alien planet just yet. But this weird cloud formation is strange. A storm looked to be brewing and the dark cloud was so huge that it looked a bit like a planet was descending on the Earth. With the right eyes it looks like the Moon or some strange new planet sitting really close to the Earth. Specially when viewed as a thumbnail. There never was any storm. Not even a rain drop!

Night Time Motorway Images UK

A random Motorway in the UK on a damp misty night at around 1am. I love taking images of the Motorway at night. I really like the colours reflecting from the lights and the silent, dull, but colourful setting. With it being so derelict always makes it feel quite mysterious. Then a few hours later and its jam packed again. That circle just keeps on repeating itself. Like most things I suppose. Nice to catch it in a more tranquil setting rather than being stuck in traffic at rush hour times. The shutter speed on the camera was slow enough to leave a trail from some of the car lights.