2460031

Permission for development which consists of retention permission for a temporary period of 12 months in respect of a 24 metre high monopole together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment enclosed by security fencing using an existing access track. The existing development, previous planning application reference 18/173, is subject to an Enforcement Notice reference UD: 15/019

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The development is located within the route protection corridor of the N6 Galway City Ring Road (N6 GCRR) and would prejudice the delivery of this strategic transport project.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development is positioned within the preferred route of the N6 Galway City Ring Road, and its retention would materially contravene the policy to reserve this corridor for strategic infrastructure.
  • The applicant failed to provide sufficient information or screening to demonstrate that the development would not have a significant adverse effect on protected European Sites, specifically the Galway Bay Complex cSAC and Inner Galway Bay SPA.
  • The mast is currently unauthorised and subject to enforcement action, and its continued presence is considered to prejudice the planned delivery of the Galway City Council Transport Project.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 11.2.3Section 9.13Policy No. 9.9Section 11.18Section 4.6Specific Objective 4.8, Point 23

Decision Document Summary

Vantage Towers Limited sought retention permission for a temporary 12-month period for an existing 24-metre high telecommunications monopole and associated equipment at Cappagh Road, Barna, Galway. The site is located on agricultural land at the end of a narrow laneway. The application was refused primarily because the mast is situated within the route protection corridor for the N6 Galway City Ring Road (N6 GCRR), a strategic transport project. Additionally, the Planning Authority determined th...
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