Phone Masts in West Wiltshire - where are they?

10.50.00am BST (GMT +0100) Sun 8th Apr 2007

Here's a list of telecommunications masts which have been notified to West Wilts over the last 5 years. It may not include older sites. Not all of those mentioned may have actual masts on site, and there may be more companies 'mast-sharing' than those mentioned. Please let Trevor know if you spot any inaccuracies in the list.

The national party's position on mobile phone masts is also included below.

AVONCLIFF

BT - Station

BOYTON

BT Airwave - Corton Field Barn

BRADFORD ON AVON

BT Cellnet - 6 Wooley Green

Vodaphone - 2 Holt Rd

Crown Castle - Telephone Exchange, Priory Park

O2 - Leigh Park Hotel

Adams Holmes - Leigh House Farm

BRATTON

Vodaphone - Naxxari Farm

BEANACRE

BT Airwave - Westlands Lane

BROUGHTON GIFFORD

Scottish & Southern Energy & One 2 One - Norrington Lane

BULKINGTON

Airwave MM02 - Leaze Farm

CHAPMANSLADE

Orange - Dead Maids Farm

CHITTERNE

B & R Property - Back Road

CROCKERTON

NTL - Southleigh Wood

NTL - Potters Hill

CORSLEY

PNC Telecom - The Corsley Shop

DILTON MARSH

One 2 One - Fairwood Rd

EDINGTON

BT Cellnet - Telephone exchange, Westbury Rd

Vodaphone - Baynton Farm

One 2 One - Gales Reservoir

Orange - Hudds Mill Lane

FARLEIGH WICK

Vodaphone - Layby on Bath Road

HEYTESBURY

Orange - Southview, Greenlands

HEYWOOD

National Trust - Heywood House

HOLT

Vodaphone & One 2 One - 117 The Midlands

Hutchison 3G - Auto Telephone Exchange, The Midlands

KNOOK

BT Cellnet - East Farm

LIMPLEY STOKE

BT Airways - Conkwell Grange Stud Farm

Orange - Cleeve Farm, Midford Lane

MELKSHAM

Orange - Spiers Hauliers, Western Way

One 2 One - 207 Woodrow

BT Cellnet - Bowerhill sewage works

One 2 One - Neston Field, Little Chalfield

One 2 One - Roundponds Farm

NORTH BRADLEY

One-2-One - Manor Farm

Hutchison 3G - Park Farm

Orange - Cromwell Press, White Horse Business Park

NORTON BAVANT

BT Cellnet - Norton Rd

SEMINGTON

McNicholas construction - Littleton garage

SUTTON VENY

BT Cellnet - Deverill Rd Trading Estate

BT Cellnet - Sutton Water Meadow

TROWBRIDGE

One-2-One - HJ Knee Ltd

Orange - Trowbridge Power Tools, Canal Rd

One 2 One & O2 - Multi-storey car park

Telecom Securicor - Jewson's, Canal Rd

One 2 One - Railway station

BT Cellnet - Trowbridge Garden Centre

Airwave MM 02 - Ashton Mills

Satellite Information Systems - 45 Union St

Hutchison 3G - NW of The Maltings, Riverway

O2 - Willow Grove/College Road

O2 - Canal Rd

WARMINSTER

One 2 One - Safeway

Telecom Securicor & BT Airwave - Park Hill, Longleat

Orange - Bradley Road

BT Cellnet - Bath Road

One 2 One - Warminster Station

BT Cellnet - Boreham Mill

Hutchison 3G - Telephone Exchange, East St

Airwave MM02 - Vedette Post, Cradle Hill

One 2 One - West Wilts Golf Club

O2 - Eversfield, Station Rd

Mark Navolio - 12 Fairfield Rd

T Mobile - Land NE of 20, Station Rd

WEST ASHTON

Hutchison 3G - Reservoir, Brat-ton Rd

WESTBURY

Vodaphone - Adj Slag Lane signal box

Orange - Short River Rd

Vodaphone - Railtrack compound, Slag Lane

NBT - 12 High St

One 2 One & BT Cellnet - Sewage works, Slag Lane

BT Wideband - Telephone exchange, Edward St

WESTWOOD

Orange - Iford Lodge Farm

Orange - Jones Hill

Vodaphone - Westwood Mine

WINSLEY

Orange & One 2 One - Conkwell Farm

Here's the Lib Dem position on mobile phone masts and planning as stated by Andrew Stunell, Liberal Democrat Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary

"I fully understand the fears many people have about masts sited near their homes, schools or places of work. The Conservatives did a deal with the phone companies when they were in government to cut planning controls for masts, and now we have the ridiculous situation that it is often easier to get planning permission for a mast than it is for a conservatory.

In 2000, the chair of the Independent Expert group on Mobile Phones, William Stewart, recommended a precautionary approach should be adopted regarding the siting of masts until more detailed and scientifically robust information on any health effects became available. This is also the advice of the British Medical Association.

However at the moment many masts do not require planning permission at all, and councils are not allowed to take public concerns about health into consideration provided the mobile phone operators have a "health certificate" - clearance from the Radiation Protection Division of the Health Protection Agency.

Liberal Democrats believe local people should have more say in all planning decisions affecting their community, including the siting of mobile phone masts. Effective public consultation is crucial.

I have sponsored a Private Member's Bill in Parliament that would bring masts back under local planning control, and introduce a 'precautionary principle', giving extra safeguards for schools, homes, and medical facilities from the risk of excessive radiation. Unfortunately there are very powerful commercial forces against this, whilst the Treasury is also sitting on a very large licence fee payment.

I can assure you the Liberal Democrats will continue to push the government for a better planning system for mobile phone masts that takes proper account of safety and siting.

For more information on the issue of mobile phone masts, I suggest contacting Mast Action UK, at www.mastaction.co.uk or Mast Sanity at www.mastsanity.org (08704 322377). If you are concerned about the health issues then a useful contact is the Radiation Division of the Health Protection Agency, www.hpa.org.uk/radiation . For more information on the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme, you may want to contact www.mthr.org.uk."