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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM / TEMPLEOGUE / FIRHOUSE / BOHERNABREENA AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, September 08, 2026

MOTION NO.12

MOTION: Councillor P. Cosgrave

That the Manager refuse the licence application No. S25426/08 for a section 254 licence for an 18 meter telco pole and ground utility cabinet at the green space between Marian road and Butterfield Close, Rathfarnham, D.14. The area is well served with new fibre served by Eir, Virgin and Vodafone networks, 3 mobile should share the existing poles in the Rathfarnham area. Also, the area for the pole and cabinet are public spaces and not for commercial use. There would be blocking of walking routes and encourage anti-social behaviour allowing the climbing of the cabinet onto garden walls.

REPORT:

It would not be appropriate for the Planning Authority to comment on an application which is under ongoing assessment. 

Generally for such applications, and in accordance with Section 254(5) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, in considering an application for a licence under this section a planning authority, or the Board on appeal, shall have regard to— (a) the proper planning and sustainable development of the area, (b) any relevant provisions of the development plan, or a local area plan, (c) the number and location of existing appliances, apparatuses or structures on, under, over or along the public road, and (d) the convenience and safety of road users including pedestrians.

Section 12.11.2 of the County Development Plan sets out the requirements that applicants shall demonstrate in the consideration of such proposals. This includes: "On a map, the location of all existing telecommunications structures within a 2km radius of the proposed site, stating reasons why (if not proposed) it is not feasible to share existing facilities having regard to the Code of Practice on Sharing of Radio Sites issued by the Commission for Communications Regulation;".