A 5G upgrade is being quietly pushed through by Mono Consultants on the roof of Rochester House, (39-45 Tower Road, Strawberry Hill).

Residents of Rochester House and the surrounding buildings have not been properly consulted and the works are planned to go ahead on the 23rd of August 2019.

Living in the immediate vicinity of this 5G mast, we feel that this needs to be properly discussed with Strawberry Hill residents in mind and let us have our say.

European Parliament reports have found that:

“Significant concern is emerging over the possible impact on health and safety arising from potentially much higher exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation arising from 5G. 

Increased exposure may result not only from the use of much higher frequencies in 5G but also from the potential for the aggregation of different signals, their dynamic nature, and the complex interference effects that may result, especially in dense urban areas. 

The 5G radio emission fields are quite different to those of previous generations because of their complex beam formed transmissions in both directions – from base station to handset and for the return. 

Beams are unpredictable and have yet to be mapped reliably for real situations, outside the laboratory and the problem is that currently it is not possible to accurately simulate or measure 5G emissions in the real world".

This petition is to immediately pause any planned work on the 23rd and let residents, local councillors, the Strawberry Hill Residents Association and local landlords have a say!