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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF TALLAGHT AREA COMMITTEE

Thursday, December 17, 2020

QUESTION NO. 5

QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon

"Can the Chief Executive report on the planning process for the installation of a telecommunications mast at Kingswood Tennis courts and comment on the related public consultation process?"

REPLY:

Section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) was amended by the Communications Regulation Act, 2002. The amended Section 254 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 enables an licence application for overground electronic communications infrastructure and any associated physical infrastructure to be lodged as licenses along public roads.

Prior to the receipt of c.16 S254 licence applications between March 2019 and December 2020, the Planning Authority had not received a S254 licence application for a considerable amount of time. The Planning Authority followed the legislation in relation to process for the subject licences. Section 254 of the Act does not provide for a public consultation process. SDCC will review the approach taken and will consider if a non-statutory public consultation process should be included.