A Haworth dad with a poorly son has gone back into battle to stop a mobile phone mast being built yards from his home.

Colin Gardner renewed his fight this week as it was revealed that One 2 One has applied to built two rather than one mast in the village.

Mr Gardner protested against One 2 One's original application in the spring because he feared radiation from the mast would affect his three-year-old son Joshua.

The little boy suffers from Kawasaki's disease, which attacks children's immune systems and can lead to heart disease.

Bradford council turned down the application for a mast at Hole Farm, Dimples Lane, because the site was in a special landscape area linked to the Bronts.

Mr Gardner this month discovered a new application has been submitted for a 12-metre mast - smaller than the original proposal - and equipment cabin.

One 2 One's agents, Barnsley-based Commpro Acquisition Services, says the structures would be disguised as a mock "telegraph pole" and a cowshed.

The Keighley News discovered there is a second application for a One 2 One mast, at the Bankfield car park, off Sun Street.

A 15-metre telecommunications tower and an equipment cabin could be erected at the top corner of the site.

Residents have until June 30 to send comments on the proposals to Bradford council, but grounds for objection are limited.

Full planning permission is not needed by mobile phone companies. They only have to issue a notice, which can be stuck several yards from the site.

Mr Gardner launched his anti-mast campaign this week by asking fellow residents to sign a protest letter.

The letter claims the mast will interfere with the enjoyment of their homes and the wider public's enjoyment of an area of natural beauty and historical interest.

Mr Gardner claims the mast could emit cancer-causing radiation that would be harmful to nearby residents, walkers, holidaymakers and farm animals.

He says the mast will also reduce the value of houses and deter tourists from staying in Haworth.

Martin Howell, who lives in Dimples Lane, near Mr Gardner, is concerned that the Bankfield car park mast would be next to a popular picnic spot.

He adds: "It will sit alongside smallholdings for livestock and next to Haworth churchyard, where it will tower above the parsonage.

"International research bodies say such installations emit radiological power ten times greater than recommended."

Mr Howell urges people to send objections to the Head of Transportation and Planning, City of Bradford MDC, Jacob's Well, Bradford BD1 5RW by next Friday.

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