Acknowledgement

Dear Leonard Harpin

Thank you for your enquiry, which we received on the 30^th January 2023. 

We will be dealing with your request under the terms of the Environmental
information regulations 2004 as appropriate.

Your request was for:

Please confirm:

1. how many 5G towers have been fitted in the County of Derbyshire?

2. How may are LIVE and switched on (if not all) ?

3. Who owns them? e.g Three 5G, O2 5G, Vodafone 5G, EE 5G ?

 

4. Please provide a copy of :

a.  The Health and Safety Risk Assessment  ?

b. The Environmental Impact Analysis ?

c. and the Insurance Policy for the equipment ?

In accordance with the above, the deadline for replying to you is 20
working days from receipt of your request, this being the 27^th February
2023 . However, we will endeavour to deal with your request promptly and,
if possible, before this date.

Yours sincerely

 

Business Services Officer | Access to Information Team | Place |
Derbyshire County Council [1][IMG] [2]Teams

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Our ref: EIR/2986

 

Dear Mr Harpin

 

Thank you for your request dated 30^th January 2023.

 

Your enquiry was as follows:

 

Please confirm:

1. how many 5G towers have been fitted in the County of Derbyshire?

2. How may are LIVE and switched on (if not all) ?

3. Who owns them? e.g Three 5G, O2 5G, Vodafone 5G, EE 5G ?

 

4. Please provide a copy of :

a.  The Health and Safety Risk Assessment  ?

b. The Environmental Impact Analysis ?

c. and the Insurance Policy for the equipment ?

 

Please see the below Environmental Information Regulations 2004 response:

 

Derbyshire County Council does not hold the information you have
requested. We can therefore confirm that Regulation 12(4)(a) applies to
your question. Regulation 12(4)(a) provides that a public authority may
refuse to disclose environmental information to the extent that it does
not hold that information when an applicant’s request is received. The
Council hold no information as they do not have responsibility for
Planning permission or regulation of 5G masts.

 

To further advise and assist with your request the following information
may be helpful.

 

Planning matters are dealt with by the Local Planning Authorities
Derbyshire which, within Derbyshire, will be District and Borough Councils
and Derby City Council. The County Planning Authority do not have
responsibility in determining telecommunications infrastructure. You can
contact Derby City Council Freedom of Information Team at [1]Freedom of
Information requests - Derby City Council and contact details for the
District and Borough Councils can be found at [2]District and borough
councils - Derbyshire County Council 

 

Further information which explains when a mobile mast requires planning
permission from the Local Planning Authority can be found at [3]Planning
rules for 5G masts in England (parliament.uk)

 

Other useful information relating to 5G and 5G masts can be found at
[4]#5GCheckTheFacts > 5G masts and base stations | Mobile UK, [5]5G
(parliament.uk) and [6]What is 5G? - Ofcom

 

I hope this now satisfies your request.

 

However should you require a review of the response you have received to
your  EIR request, please follow the procedure as set out below:-

 

Stage 1:

 

If you wish to challenge the response, please send your comments to, and
wherever possible, a copy of your request and the covering letter
enclosing the information or refusing your request to:

 

Access to Information Solicitor

Legal Services

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall

Matlock

DE4 3AG

 

Email: [7][Derbyshire County Council request email]

 

Stage 2:

 

After completing the above procedure, if you wish to challenge the
decision further, then you have a right to contact the Information
Commissioner’s Office as follows:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

         

Telephone: Tel: 0303 123 1113/Fax: 01625 524510

ICO Weblink: [8]https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

 

Should you have further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to
get in contact. 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Business Services Officer | Access to Information Team | Place |
Derbyshire County Council [9][IMG] [10]Teams

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