Bristol community to fight phone mast plan
They said the 65ft (20 metre) mast was being proposed for land within the green belt and close to houses.
Objectors are also worried about the possible health implications of having a mast so close to houses, a playing field and school.
The application has been drawn up by phone company Telefonica O2, which wants to site the mast at Jarretts Garden Centre on Bath Road.
Patrick Micheleat-Cox, 80, of Bath Road, said: "A lot of people are very worried about phone masts and whether they can affect people's health.
"We are not a big village and the mast being proposed is very high.
"It will be close to a number of houses and there is also a playing field nearby, as well as The Meadows Primary School.
"I have made my comments to South Gloucestershire Council but I know some people did not even receive notification about the plan."
Bitton Parish Council has also objected to the plan, which includes three antennae and an equipment cabinet.
It said councillors opposed the development because the site was in the green belt and no exceptional circumstances had been put forward to override policies aimed at protecting such areas.
But it also said that if permission was given, then conditions should be imposed to reduce the height and make the phone company disguise the mast so it would blend in with trees.
Wansdyke MP Dan Norris and Chris Skidmore, the prospective parliamentary candidate for the area, have both been approached by concerned residents.
Mr Skidmore said: "There is a lot of local opposition to the plans. I'll be setting up a petition campaigning to raise public awareness."
Among those contacting the council were people who said they had not been told of the plan, even though they lived close to the site. They said the mast would be an "ugly eyesore" and questioned whether it could be hidden by trees as it would take years for them to grow to the height of the pole.
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