Yes to 5G push in Jessopp Road, Norwich due to signal woes

Ollie Lee, who lives in Jessopp Road in NR2, has become fed up with Nimbys (not in my back yard) and conspiracy theorists attempting to stop 5G masts being built in his area.

Mr Lee said the final straw was when a wooden sign was erected close to the site of a proposed mast in his road complaining about the size of its equipment box.

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He built a ‘Yes to 5G’ sign of his own, making a note of the benefits of the mast in the blackspot, but it was quickly torn down and Mr Lee says he has even been accosted in the street for his views.

Mr Lee said: “I get stopped in the street and shouted at, one person even asked ‘who funds you?’.

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“We’re starting to get somewhere, but we’re still being outgunned by Nimbys and people with some crazy opinions.

“It could end badly as people aren’t able to make 999 calls or receive important messages quickly. We need this.

“I had my bike stolen a while back and when the police came to take a statement we had to walk down the road to record the statement as the wifi in my house was down and there’s obviously no signal.”

While Mr Lee’s Yimby group have been trying to spread some positivity for the Jessopp Road mast, most of the 65 replies to the application on the city council’s website are in opposition.

Comments on the planning application include objections comparing the mast to “Daleks trundling through the streets of Norwich” and complaints describing it as “unsightly” and “out of character”.

Conspiracies about radiation emissions have also been mentioned, but an independent accompanying document with the application said the equipment would not pose a health risk.