Plans for two new 5G masts on sites in the borough have been submitted for approval amid concerns from residents.

The proposals would see a two 15m high poles installed on land at the junction of Carver Avenue and Bury Old Road in Prestwich and on pavement on Manchester Road Bury.

Applications for the masts have been submitted by CK Hutchinson Networks UK which operates phone network company, Three.

The proposals come amid controversial plans to install a similar 5G mast close to a War Memorial and Church in Whitefield.

The plans were resubmitted this month after being blocked by Bury Council. 

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The Carver Avenue mast in Prestwich would be place close-by to St Margaret’s CofE Church and gardens as well as the St Margaret’s Cross which was installed on the land in 2016.

The mast on Manchester Road will be installed in a residential area close to an industrial estate on Dumers Lane.

Residents have voiced objections to the Carver Street installation, with one saying they found the masts proximity to the Church “offensive.”

The resident said: “I find it offensive that plans have been put forward in such close proximity to the church, graveyard and parkland which should be a sacred place of solitude and reflection.

“Residents already tolerate excess traffic, noise and mess imposed by the numerous events that take place in the adjacent park and by local businesses who take advantage of the street.

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“Furthermore the constrained cul-de-sac already struggles to cope with residential cars, so additional work vehicles would be unmanageable.”

However, CK Hutchinson says the location of new the mast will ‘assimilate well into the immediate street scene and not be detrimental.”

It continued: “The proposed site option is considered the best available compromise between extending 5G service across the target ‘coverage hole’ with the selected street works pole height and associated antenna and ground-based cabinets restricted to the minimum height which is capable of providing the required essential coverage.”