Core Refusal Reason
The proposed 30-metre monopole is considered excessive in height and poorly located within a residential area, leading to significant adverse impacts on visual and residential amenities.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The 30-metre height of the proposed structure is deemed excessive relative to the existing 12-metre tower and the previously permitted 20-metre structure, particularly given its close proximity (approximately 30 metres) to the nearest dwelling.
- The applicant failed to adequately demonstrate a technical necessity for a 30-metre structure at this specific location or provide sufficient evidence that alternative co-location or co-sharing options outside of residential areas were unavailable.
- The development would seriously injure the visual and residential amenities of the area, depreciate property values, and contravene Objective CDP8.44 of the Clare County Development Plan 2017-2023 regarding the appropriate siting of telecommunications infrastructure.
Cited Policies (CDP)
CDP8.44
Decision Document Summary
Eircom Limited sought permission to replace an existing 12-metre lattice tower with a 30-metre monopole telecommunications structure at Ballynacragga, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare. The site is located within a predominantly residential settlement where a 20-metre mast already has live permission following a previous appeal. Clare County Council refused the application primarily because the increased height was considered visually intrusive and detrimental to the residential amenities of neighb...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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