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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor William Joseph Carey

"To ask the Chief Executive for a report detailing the purpose of the erection of a large mast on Bawnogue Road close to the junction of Alpine Heights. Was there a planning application approved for this structure and who is responsible for it?"

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 a licence application for overground electronic communications infrastructure and any associated physical infrastructure to be lodged as licenses along public roads. Section 254(7) states that ‘Development carried out in accordance with a licence under this section shall be exempted development for the purposes of this Act.’

The Planning Authority assessed the application for the licence having regard to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, the relevant provisions of the development plan, the number and location of existing appliances, apparatuses or structures on, under, over or along the public road, and the convenience and safety of road users including pedestrians. The Planning Authority has granted a licence, subject to conditions, including limiting the licence to three years. Please note that the license decision and Chief Executive Order is available at www.sdcc.ie under reference S25419/07. The Planning Authority assessed the application for the licence as submitted by Cignal Infrastructure Ltd. The applicant on the licence states in the further information submitted that the structure is required by Eir Mobile.

Please note that Section 254 (6) ( a) states that ‘any person may, in relation to the granting, refusing, withdrawing or continuing of a licence under this section or to the conditions specified by the planning authority for such a licence, appeal to the Board.’