Tobercurry 38kV Substation , Tobercurry , Co. Sligo

What’s proposed

development consisting of retention permission for the continued use of a 24 metre high, free standing monopole communications structure, carrying antennae and communication dishes, including 3 x 3.1m Tetra omni antennae rising to a height of 27m, with associated ground-mounted equipment cabinets within a 2.4m high palisade compound to share with other licensed operators at ESB's existing Tobercurry 38kV Substation

20171 is a planning application to Sligo County Council for development consisting of retention permission for the continued use of a 24 metre high, received on 8 Jun 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Jul 2020.

Planning details

Reference: 20171
Local authority: Sligo County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 8 Jun 2020
Observations close: 13 Jul 2020 (closed 2259 days ago)
Decision due: 2 Aug 2020 · decided 22 Jul 2020
Decision: Conditional on 22 Jul 2020
Proposed development: development consisting of retention permission for the continued use of a 24 metre high, free standing monopole communications structure, carrying antennae and communication dishes, including 3 x 3.1m Tetra omni antennae rising to a height of 27m, with associated ground-mounted equipment cabinets within a 2.4m high palisade compound to share with other licensed operators at ESB's existing Tobercurry 38kV Substation
As published by the register.
Site area: 175 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 459378). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/SligoCC/AppFileRefDetails/20171/0.

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Tobercurry 38kV Substation , Tobercurry , Co. Sligo

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 5 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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