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Permission to install a 30 m multi-user telecommunications support structure, carrying antenna and dishes enclosed within a 2.4 metre high palisade fenced compound together with associated ground equipment cabinets and associated site works, including a new access track on Coillte forestry lands

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposed development would result in a proliferation of telecommunication structures and cause significant visual injury to a prominent hillside landscape and key tourist routes.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The development would lead to an unnecessary proliferation of telecommunication structures in the area, failing to adhere to national guidelines regarding facility sharing and clustering.
  • The prominent and exposed hillside location would be unduly visible from two important gateway tourist routes, seriously injuring the visual amenities and eroding the essential rural character of the landscape.
  • The proposal materially contravenes specific Development Plan objectives designed to protect skylines and preserve the character of unspoilt mountain and upland views.

Cited Policies (CDP)

GI 6-1GI 7-1

Decision Document Summary

The proposal involved the installation of a 30-meter multi-user telecommunications support structure at Baurnahulla, Drimoleague, Co. Cork. The application was refused primarily due to its prominent hillside location, which was deemed to negatively impact the visual amenity of two significant tourist routes and the surrounding rural landscape. The planning authority concluded that the mast would contribute to a proliferation of such structures in the vicinity and would violate County Development...
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