TETRA Masts

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates North Lanarkshire Council’s planning committee for rejecting two applications to erect TETRA masts in Cumbernauld; agrees with the committee in asking for the burden of responsibility for considering the health risks of TETRA to be transferred to the Scottish Executive; believes that there is mounting evidence of serious health risks associated with TETRA and other forms of electro-magnetic radiation; notes that the applicant, O2, did not challenge the health evidence presented by the objectors and therefore believes that at least the precautionary principle should apply; considers that there should be a moratorium on the erection of these masts whether under current legislation planning permission is required or not; further considers that in future planning legislation health should always be admissible as a material consideration, and in the meantime encourages all local authorities to follow the example of North Lanarkshire by refusing to grant similar applications.


No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Green 6 SSP 3 SNP 2 Ind 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-02497 by reference.