Core Refusal Reason
Failure to provide adequate technical justification for a new structure over co-location and the inappropriate siting of a 24m lattice mast in close proximity to sensitive receptors, including a primary school and residential areas.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The applicant failed to demonstrate that the proposed location is the optimum site or provide a reasoned case for not co-locating on the existing robust lattice structure at the nearby Garda Station.
- The proposed development is located within 200 metres of the Four Masters Primary School and near residential areas, contravening the Development Plan's presumption against siting masts in the vicinity of schools and private dwellings.
- The application lacked essential assessment data, including a visual impact report with photomontages, a construction stage traffic management plan, and an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Table 10 (Land Use Zoning Matrix)Policy 8Objective 9Policy 65Section 4.11.8Policy 132Section 4.11.8.2Policy 134Section 5.4.9
Decision Document Summary
Vantage Towers Ltd. proposed the construction of a 24m high lattice telecommunications structure and associated equipment on a greenfield site at Laghta Townland, Kinlough, Co. Leitrim. Although the site is zoned for 'Enterprise & Employment', the Planning Authority raised significant concerns regarding the structure's visual intrusion on the village and its proximity to sensitive community receptors. The assessment concluded that the applicant had not sufficiently explored co-location on existi...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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