2560184
REFUSEDKilkenny - Kilkenny County Council
Proposed Development
for the erection of a 24m lattice telecommunications support structure on a 1.4 metre high raised foundation (providing an overall height of 25.4 metres) together with associated antennas and dishes and to remove the existing 12.6 metre lattice telecommunications structure with antennas and dish. The proposed development is all enclosed within an existing compound
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Application received
8 Apr 2025
Further information requested
27 May 2025
Further information received
20 Jun 2025
Decision: REFUSED
6 Oct 2025
Decision due
9 Oct 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Whitescastle Lower (Td) , Knocktopher , County Kilkenny
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Site Area
- 0.007 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 8 April 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision Date
- 6 October 2025
Location
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