Unit 5, Wexford Road Business Park, Staplestown
A 36m lattice mast for communications and use as a national training facility.
1985 · Carlow County Council · Lodged 4 March 2019
- Reference
- 1985
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a 36-meter lattice support structure carrying a link dish and training equipment within a fenced compound. It will facilitate line-of-sight communication for a factory and serve as a national training facility for climbing, rescue, and equipment installation.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of a 36m lattice support structure carrying a 0.6m link dish, training equipment and support steelwork together with equipment cabinet and associated equipment within a fenced compound at unit 5, wexford road business park, staplestown, co. Carlow. The development will be used to facilitate line of sight communication to an existing factory and to provide high speed wi-fi for communications. This structure will be used by delmec engineering limited as a national training facility that will provide their engineers with advanced training procedures in climbing at height, rescue climbing, equipment installation, structure surveying & analysis and safety inspections. This structure will also be used as a product display model demonstrating new procedures and technologies to international clients
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To promote and provide for the development of enterprise and employment generating uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Riverview, Chapelstown Gate, Carlow | Oct 2025 | €193,000 | 346 m |
| 28 Riverview, Chapelstown, Tullor Road | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 347 m |
| 24 Riverview, Chapelstown Gate, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €242,000 | 356 m |
| 22 Riverview, Chapelstown Gate, Carlow | May 2025 | €234,000 | 364 m |
| 6 River View, Chapelstown Gate, Co. Carlow | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 425 m |
| 13 The Drive, Chapelstown Gate, Tullow Road | Jan 2010 | €177,500 | 458 m |
| 5 The Drive, Carberry Meadows, Balmostanprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €537,445 | 469 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received4 March 2019
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