The ancient market town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire is located on the picturesque Nidd Gorge a little north of Leeds, and close to the Victorian Spa Town of Harrogate. The centre of the town including the ruined Norman Castle, is a designated conservation area.The Church Of The Holy Trinity, a Grade II listed Victorian building in the conservation area, may not be as old as many other parts of Knaresborough but is surely a part of our Heritage. It is a prominent landmark visible for miles and when approaching Knaresborough from the East South or West the sight lets you know you are nearly home.

Once one telecommunications operator is allowed to start replacing parts of the spire with plastic then there could be little argument against allowing all the other telecomm operators to follow suite, so that they could all profit equally from our heritage. Replacing the middle section of the spire with a large plastic sphere would probably provide sufficient room for all operators’ antennas!

There is no reason why a telecommunications mast or base station must be placed here, it is just cheaper and more profitable for the operator who would otherwise need to put up two or more at lower lying sites. As there plenty of alternative sites outside the conservation area then why allow something detrimental to conservation.