Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedInfrastructureDecided 21 November 2022

EIR EXCHANGE SHINRONE, BIRR, CO. OFFALY

Replacement of a 25m telecommunications monopole with a 30m lattice structure in Birr.

21766 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 10 December 2021

Reference
21766
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
10 December 2021

Summary

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Permission is sought to replace an existing 25-metre telecommunications monopole with a taller 30-metre lattice structure. The development will include antennas, dishes, and associated equipment enclosed by security fencing.

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Official record

Development description

Replacing a 25m telecommunications monopole with a 30m telecommunications lattice structure together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment enclosed by security fencing

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community Services/FacilitiesCI
The purpose of this zoning is to protect, provide and allow expansion of a wide range of different community facilities, civic facilities and social services, from educational, childcare and health facilities to places of worship and community centres.

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

Objective set by the Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Church Cottage, Shinrone, OffalyDec 2025€85,000363 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.

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received10 December 2021
  2. Further information requested11 February 2022
  3. Further information received25 October 2022
  4. Decision due21 November 2022
  5. Decision issued21 November 2022
  6. Grant issued9 January 2023
  7. Permission expiry8 January 2028

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