It is ironic that Councillor Penny Gilbey, in writing of objections from herself and residents to a larger replacement mobile phone mast at the junction of Fox Way and Foredown Road in Portslade, should make mention of her own, and others’, reliance on mobile phones (Letters, August 26).

The fact is that, as digital TV signals were beefed-up so viewers could have the best possible view of the Olympics, the ubiquity of mobile phones leads to the need for a continually upgraded signal.

While the South Downs National Park planning authority may seem dismissive of objectors in this case, it is important to realise that this country is way behind others when it comes to fighting against such developments.

A growing problem called EHS – electromagnetic hypersensitivity – has led to fightbacks against mobile phone technology through the courts in, among other places, the US, which suggests the UK could see similar resistance.

An article in The Argus by Ben Leo (June 28) highlighted EHS-affected people in this country. How long can it be before judgements are required from our own courts as to the desirability of more mobile phone masts and their associated paraphernalia?

Stephen J Williams, Foxhill, Peacehaven