LOUGHFAD , PETTIGO , DONEGAL PO
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2561746
Donegal - Donegal County Council
Proposed Development
- (1)CONSTRUCTION OF A GALVANISED STEEL TRUSS WEATHER RADAR TOWER WITH A TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT ROOM, A RADOME LOCATED AT THE TOP AND AN EQUIPMENT ROOM LOCATED AT THE BASE. A SECTION OF FORESTRY WILL BE FELLED TO FACILITATE THE STRUCTURE, WHICH WILL MEASURE A TOTAL OF 30M IN HEIGHT AND 8M IN DIAMETER AND WILL BE LOCATED ON A HARDCORE PLATFORM. ACCESS TO THE STRUCTURE WILL BE VIA A NEW ACCESS ROAD OFF THE EXISTING FOREST HAUL ROAD WHICH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A WIDTH OF 3.8M WHERE REQUIRED
- (2)INSTALLATION OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ARRAY CONSISTING OF 24 SOLAR PANELS ON A FIXED GROUND-MOUNTED FRAME, BOUNDARY TREATMENT TO DEFINE THE SITE AND SECURE THE WEATHER RADAR AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS AND SERVICES
Application Timeline
Application received
7 Oct 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
20 Nov 2025
Decision due
1 Dec 2025
Grant issued
7 Jan 2026
Application Details
- Location
- LOUGHFAD , PETTIGO , DONEGAL PO
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Site Area
- 4.91 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 7 October 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 20 November 2025
- Grant Date
- 7 January 2026
- Permission Expires
- 6 January 2031
Location
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