LECKENAGH, BURTONPORT, LETTERKENNY PO
Erection of a 15-metre high lattice telecommunications tower and associated equipment in Burtonport.
2560014 · Donegal County Council · Lodged 13 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560014
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a 15-metre high lattice tower supporting 7 radio-link dishes, an equipment cabinet, fencing, and fibre ducting. This infrastructure is required to carry broadband data from the island to the mainland as part of the National Broadband Plan.
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Development description
Installation of an electronic communications infrastructure comprising of a 15-metre high lattice tower supporting 7 no. Radio-link dishes, together with equipment cabinet, enclosing fence and gate, fibre ducting and chambers, foundation and all associated ancillary development. 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
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received13 January 2025
- Decision due9 March 2025
- Decision issued6 March 2025
- Grant issued9 April 2025
- Permission expiry8 April 2030
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