Core Refusal Reason
Significant adverse visual impact on the amenities of Inniskeen village and the Patrick Kavanagh Centre, combined with a failure to justify the lack of co-location with existing infrastructure.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The location, scale, and design of the 15m monopole would have a significant adverse impact on the visual amenities of Inniskeen village and the Patrick Kavanagh Centre tourist attraction.
- The site lacks sufficient screening to mitigate potential adverse visual impacts, which would seriously injure and be detrimental to the landscape character of the area.
- The applicant failed to provide sufficient justification to demonstrate that co-location of antennae on existing support structures or sites was not feasible.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Policy TCOP 1Policy TCP 3Policy TCOP 2Policy TCOP 4
Decision Document Summary
Eircom Limited (t/a Eir) sought permission to replace two 12m timber poles with a 15m monopole telecommunications structure at the eir Exchange in Inishkeen Glebe. The site is located within the Inniskeen Tier 4 Village settlement, a sensitive context near the Patrick Kavanagh Centre. The application was refused because the proposed structure would negatively impact the visual character of the village and its local tourism assets, lacked adequate screening, and did not sufficiently address the r...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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