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St Fintan's GAA Club, Mountrath, Co. Laois

Erection of a 30-metre telecommunications monopole tower at St Fintan's GAA Club.

20176 · Laois County Council · Lodged 1 April 2020

Reference: 20176
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 April 2020

Summary

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The development consists of constructing a 30-metre-high monopole tower carrying telecommunications equipment. The structure will include associated equipment and cabinets enclosed within a 2.4-metre palisade fence compound.

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Official record

Development description

Construct a 30m monopole tower carrying telecommunications equipment, together with associated equipment and cabinets enclosed within a 2.4m palisade fence compound

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open Space and AmenityOS

“To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space.”

National zoning type: Active open space

Objective set by the LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Patrick St, Mountrath, Laois	Apr 2025	€150,000	170 m
Market Square, Mountrath, Co Laois	Nov 2025	€65,000	181 m
8 Patrick St, Mountrath, Laois	Nov 2025	€230,000	294 m
Shannon St, Mountrath, Laois	Sept 2025	€121,000	322 m
6 Wallis St, Mountrath, Laois	Feb 2026	€272,500	335 m
2 Whitehorse View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€357,006	424 m
16 Mountrath View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€357,006	424 m
1 Whitehorse View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€361,262	424 m

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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.

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Application received1 April 2020

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