Magheraroarty, Gortahork planning approved in 2024

What’s proposed

INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPRISING A 12-METRE HIGH LATTICE STRUCTURE SUPPORTING 4NO. DISHES, TOGETHER WITH EQUIPMENT CABINET, PALISADE FENCE AND GATE, FIBRE DUCTING AND CHAMBERS, FOUNDATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRED TO CARRY THE BROADBAND DATA FROM THE NEW HIGH SPEED FIBRE BROADBAND NETWORK ON THE ISLAND, TO THE MAINLAND BY RADIO LINK, TO CONNECT TO THE NBI NATIONAL FIBRE NETWORK, AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO PROVIDE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY, INCLUDING THE ISLANDS, AT THE SAME DATA SPEED

Planning details

Reference: 2461440
Local authority: Donegal County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 13 Sept 2024
Observations close: 18 Oct 2024 (closed 723 days ago)
Decision due: 7 Nov 2024 · decided 1 Nov 2024
Decision: Conditional on 1 Nov 2024
Proposed development: INSTALLATION OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE COMPRISING A 12-METRE HIGH LATTICE STRUCTURE SUPPORTING 4NO. DISHES, TOGETHER WITH EQUIPMENT CABINET, PALISADE FENCE AND GATE, FIBRE DUCTING AND CHAMBERS, FOUNDATION AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRED TO CARRY THE BROADBAND DATA FROM THE NEW HIGH SPEED FIBRE BROADBAND NETWORK ON THE ISLAND, TO THE MAINLAND BY RADIO LINK, TO CONNECT TO THE NBI NATIONAL FIBRE NETWORK, AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT’S NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO PROVIDE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND TO ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE COMMERCIALLY, INCLUDING THE ISLANDS, AT THE SAME DATA SPEED
As published by the register.
Site area: 150 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Magheraroarty, Gortahork, Letterkenny PO

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 8 · 500 m · 5 years

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Magheraroarty, Gortahork, Letterkenny PO

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 8 · 500 m · 5 years

Homes nearby

Zoning

Protections nearby 250 m

Where this comes from

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