A Bradford mum said she will be forced to quit her home to safeguard her children's health if a mobile-phone transmitter is given planning permission.

Mobile phone company Orange has applied to put up six mobile-phone antennae and four communications dishes on top of Carr View Mills in Carr Bottom Road, Brownroyd Hill.

Kathryn Mullen, who has three children under 11, said she believes the masts pose a health risk.

"If the mast was there when I was looking at the house, I wouldn't have bought it," she said. "They are putting not only my health but my children's health at risk."

More than 500 people have signed a petition protesting against the plan. "That's how strongly everybody feels," said Mrs Mullen.

The transmitters would be hidden in a false glass-fibre chimney stack on top of the building. A spokesman for Orange said that while the company acknowledges public concern over the siting of transmitters, there is no evidence which shows they are a health risk.

"A typical Orange transmitter operates at levels many hundreds of times below national and international guidelines in areas where the general public would have access," he said.

Councillor Ralph Berry (Lab, Wibsey) supported resident's concerns and said he believes there are better sites available for the transmitters.

"The masts directly overlook a number of houses while there is an empty space behind the mills that doesn't overlook those properties at all," he said.

A decision will now be made by Bradford Council's Planning Committee.