18-metre telecoms pole at Footpath 25m south of 27 Rock Road, Londonderry
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Derry And Strabane Planning Committee on 8 Jul 2026.
What was proposed
The application sought to remove an existing 11.70-metre telecoms pole and replace it with an 18-metre pole.
“PROPOSAL: Removal of the 11.70-meter-high pole and its replacement with a new 18- meter-high pole for telecoms…”
“Description of Proposed Development 1.1 Full planning permission is sought for the removal of the existing 11.70-meter-high pole and its replacement with a new 18-meter-high pole for telecoms located on the footpath 10m south of 27 Rock Road. 2.”
Officer report
Earlier permissions
Earlier approvals covered telecommunications apparatus and replacement of a 12-metre pole with an 11.7-metre pole.
“Planning Application Reference: A/1999/0686/A41 Decision: Prior Approval Granted Development Description: Notice of intention to install Telecommunications apparatus Decision Date: 16th August 1999”
“Planning Application Reference: LA11/2016/0190/F Decision: Permission Granted Development Description: Replacement of the existing 12m high street pole with a new 11.7m high street pole with integrated antenna plus the replacement of 1no. existing equipment cabinet with 1no. new equipment cabinet measuring 1898x798x1648 Decision Date: 5th September 2016 8.”
Officer report
Consultees’ views
Environmental Health, DFI Roads, Historic Environment Division and City of Derry Airport raised no objections, subject to specified requirements in some responses.
“6 9.Consultee Responses 9 .1 Environmental Health Section (EHS) – no objections subject to condition 9.2 DFI Roads - no objection subject to conditions 9.3 H istoric Environment Division (HED) - no objections subject to informatives 9.4 C ity of Derry Airport – no objections 10.Representations 10.1 At the time of writing, there has been 17no . representations received from 15no individuals in respect of this application.”
Officer report
Who spoke
The committee accepted speaking rights from two objectors before inviting members to comment or seek clarification.
The decision
“Resolved not to accept the Officer’s recommendation to approve planning application LA11/2026/0117/F.”
Minutes, 8 Jul 2026
The members' reasons
The minutes do not record the members' reasons for departing from the officers' recommendation.
Sources
- Derry And Strabane Planning Committee minutes, 8 July 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Derry And Strabane's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Derry And Strabane
- Date
- Wednesday 8 July 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Refused, against officer advice
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This committee's year
71 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 13 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.