Agenda item - Petitions

No petitions received by the date of publication of the agenda.

4.1         Councillor Fryer presented the following petition containing 69 signatures:

              “Proposed 3G Mobile Phone Mast: BT Telephone Exchange, Freshfield Road:

              We the undersigned call on Brighton and Hove City Council to immediately open discussions with the applicants about proposals to install a 3G mast at the BT Telephone Exchange, at the junction of Freshfield Road and Southdown Mews.

              The site, which is in a residential area and within 100 metres of one primary school and two nurseries, is totally unsuitable and presents a potential health risk to children and adults alike. Furthermore, it has been chosen without any consultation with the community.

              We also call on Brighton and Hove City Council to urge the Government to:

·        Ensure the concerns of local communities about health and amenity issues are fully considered at each stage of the planning process;

·        Commission independent research, paid for by a levy on telecommunications companies, into the health risks of masts.”

4.2       RESOLVED - That the contents of the petition be received and noted.