But most important, local people need to influence any schemes. Local councillors Anne Kent and Philippa Slatter have helped bring council officers and residents together to examine problems, consider options and make choices. Details of the latest proposals are shown here . Now it is up to you. There is a lot of public concern about the hundreds of masts being erected for the mobile phone industry.
Some people are worried about what they look like, and others about possible health hazards.
Many of the new ones are small and visually inconspicuous when mounted on existing buildings, lamp posts, pylons, telegraph poles etc. When Orange applied to erect a tall mast in the group of trees where Chaucer Road meets Trumpington Road, many residents, including Cllr Anne Kent, contacted the planning officer and the application was refused. When a mast was erected on top of Hanover Court, residents complained of noise. Permission has been given for another mast nearby, on condition that residents are not disturbed. The health issues are complicated, and the City Council is trying to establish its right to discuss a planning application in the usual public committee.