COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

QUESTION NO. 3

QUESTION: Councillor S. Holland

"To ask the Chief Executive to please arrange an inspection of the mobile phone mast at Scoil Mhuire, Rathfarnham and advise this committee on whether any additions have been made to it contrary to the terms of the agreement with Vodafone?"

REPLY:

Permission was granted to Vodafone at Palmer Park/Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, by SDCC under SD12A/0193 and by An Bord Pleanala under PL 06S.241424 for Retention permission for existing 20m high telecommunications support structure, with associated antennae and link dishes, associated equipment cabinets, security fence and associated site development works (previous Planning Ref. SD06A/0360). This site is in the vicinity of Schoil Mhuire, Ballyboden. 

An Bord Pleanala imposed 1 condition:  

This permission shall apply for a period of five years from the date of this order. The telecommunications structure and related ancillary structures shall then be removed unless, prior to the end of the period, planning permission shall have been granted for their retention for a further period.

Reason: To enable the impact of the development to be re-assessed, having regard to changes in technology and design during the specified period.

Class 31 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Planning & Development Regulations, 2001 (as amended) relates to categories of exempted development by Statutory Undertakers. Such development includes transmitting or receiving dishes on telecommunications structures. 

A site inspection was carried out on 08/04/2015. In order to ascertain what, if any, amendments to the associated antennae and link dishes have been made, and if any amendments constitute unauthorised development the matter has been referred to the Enforcement Department by the Planning Department.