RefusedDecided 21 December 2020Cavan County Council

Virginia / Bailieborough Road, Mullagh, Co Cavan

Planning application 20248
DecisionRefused
Decided21 December 2020
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents7

Site

What is on file

4refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records

Proposed development

Application description published by Cavan County Council.
Construct 21 metre high free standing communications structure with its associated antennae, communication dishes, ground equipment and all associated site works, the development will form part of Eircom Ltd existing telecommunications and broadband network. Significant further information and revised plans have been received

Application and appeal history

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ABP-309211-21Submitted 20 January 2021 / decided 27 May 2021
Status not recordedCONDITIONAL
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Planning analysis

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Refusal reasons

Visual Amenity

Scale and design of the 21m structure adversely impact visual amenity and set an undesirable precedent.

Cavan County Development Plan 2014-2020, Objective PLO120
scale and design of the proposed telecommunications structure would have an adverse impact on the visual and residential amenities of the area
Residential Amenity

Structure located in an incompatible location without satisfactory dis-amenity mitigation.

Cavan County Development Plan 2014-2020, Objective PLO120
masts will only be permitted within towns and villages of the County when accompanied by satisfactory proposals for dealing with dis-amenities and incompatible locations
Design

Design and height unjustified for the urban setting of Mullagh.

Cavan County Development Plan 2014-2020, Objective PLO120
would set an undesirable precedent for future development of this nature
Other

Proposal fails to meet development plan objectives regarding reasoned justification for the development.

Cavan County Development Plan 2014-2020, Objectives PLO118, PLO122 & PLO125
proposed development would be contrary to the stated objectives PLO118, PLO122 & PLO125... in relation to reasoned justification for the proposed development

Conditions

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Inside the decision file

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Chief Executives Order1 page indexed
g CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS, 2000 - 2020 Chief Executive's Order No: 100,240 Reference Number: 20/248 Name of Applicant: Eircom Limited Address: C/o Focusplus Ltd No 3 Arbourfield House Dundrum Business Park Dundrum Road Dublin 14 Nature of Application: PERMISSION _ to construct 21 metre high...
Chief Executives Order2 pages indexed
® CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 - 2020 Chief Executives's Order No: PL 100,672 Reference Number: 20/248 Name of Applicant: Eircom Limited Address: C/o Focusplus Ltd No 3 Arbourfield House Dundrum Business Park Dundrum Road Dublin 14 Nature of Application: PERMISSION to construct 21 metre high...
Planners Report15 pages indexed
C av an Pl ann in g Au th or ity -I ns pe ct io n Pu rp os es O nl y!
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