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Neighbours of Judith and Neil Herdon have rallied around the couple upset at plans to build a cellphone tower in their suburban street.

A group of New Plymouth residents fear plans to build a 15m high telecommunications tower in a suburban street will shave thousands off property values.

Connexa has applied for consents to put up the tower on the road reserve at 2 Norton Place in Spotswood to increase capacity for its client Spark.

Neil and Judith Herdon have owned the house at the corner of Norton Place and Ngamotu Road for 12 years.