Consultation is for Castle Point Residents and National Groups/Organisations.
Consultation closes 26th September 2025
The EM Radiation Research Trust (RRT) has submitted its formal response to the Castle Point Plan (Regulation 19) Consultation – Policy Infra6: Communications Infrastructure. Our submission calls for robust, precautionary planning policies to protect public health, particularly for children, the elderly, electrosensitive individuals, people with medical implants, and cancer survivors.
We have urged Castle Point Council to:
- ♦ Adopt minimum setbacks of 500 m from homes and 1,000 m from schools and sensitive sites.
- ♦ Establish biologically safer exposure guidelines (not thermal only) that address power levels, pulsing, modulation, cumulative exposures, and protect vulnerable populations.
- ♦ Prioritise fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) broadband over wireless deployment.
- ♦ Require independent expert review instead of relying on operator self-certification.
- ♦ Implement robust policing and continuous monitoring of all wireless infrastructure to ensure compliance with biologically safer guidelines and fire safety standards.
- ♦ Review or decommission existing masts with invalid ICNIRP certificates.
- ♦ Integrate the latest 2025 WHO/IARC evidence confirming RF radiation as a carcinogen.
Castle Point residents and National Groups/Organisations can submit a response to the consultation by 26th September 2025.
Why this matters:
If one council adopts these recommendations, it could set a precedent that other councils may follow. Together, we can push for truly health-protective planning across the UK. We encourage all Castle Point residents and National Groups/Organisations to submit their responses to the Council’s consultation.
Only certain submissions will be accepted:
Who Can Submit:
• Castle Point residents or persons who work in Castle Point
• National Groups/Organisations
Note: Submissions from outside these categories may not be accepted and could negatively affect the consultation process.
If you’re not a Castle Point resident, worker, or National Group/Organisation you can still help by sharing the consultation and encouraging eligible people to submit responses.
📝 Submit your own response here: https://consultation.castlepoint.gov.uk/planning/the-castle-point-plan-pre-submission-regulation-19/
📄 Download our full RRT submission here (PDF) 👇
Let’s protect our communities and ensure public health is at the heart of planning decisions.
EM Radiation Research Trust
🌐 www.radiationresearch.org