Telco company to appeal Cork council ruling on phone mast at Cobh GAA grounds

Telecommunications firm has lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála over council's refusal of planning permission for 24m-high mast on grounds the site is adjacent to homes

Planners said guidelines issued to local authorities on telecommunications antennae state that free-standing masts should only be located in a residential area as a last resort if alternative sites are unavailable or unsuitable. File picture: Dan Linehan

A telecommunications firm is challenging a ruling of Cork County Council that a GAA club in Cobh is not a suitable site for a large new phone mast because of its proximity to houses.

Shared Access has lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála against the council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a combined 24m-high floodlight and telecommunications structure at the home of Cobh GAA Club at Páirc Uí Cheallaigh.