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Housebuilders shrug off overhead cable risk

Language: English Series: Estates Gazette ; (9911) 20 March 1999, 38(1)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: An RICS report, to be published shortly, suggests that public inquiries should be held into the siting of overhead high-voltage cables, to address the public's fears that such cables pose a health risk. The House Builders Federation has rejected the suggestion, citing government assurances that the cables pose no danger, and the delays which such inquiries would cause.

An RICS report, to be published shortly, suggests that public inquiries should be held into the siting of overhead high-voltage cables, to address the public's fears that such cables pose a health risk. The House Builders Federation has rejected the suggestion, citing government assurances that the cables pose no danger, and the delays which such inquiries would cause.