Planning application · Roscommon County Council

Construction of a galvanised steel truss weather radar tower at Cloonerkaun, Cloonfad

Cloonerkaun, Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon.

2560486 · RoscommonGranted

2.35 ha · Granted · permission to Jan 2031

Planning application 2560486 to Roscommon County Council: Construction of a galvanised steel truss weather radar tower with a technical equipment room and a radome located at the top, at Cloonerkaun, Cloonfad. Granted by the council on 8 December 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 19 January 2031.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560486
Planning authority
Roscommon County Council
Received
14 Oct 2025
Decided
8 Dec 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Other
Site area
2.35 ha

Proposed development

Permission for development consisting of the construction of a galvanised steel truss weather radar tower with a technical equipment room and a radome located at the top and an equipment room located at the base. The structure will measure a total of 36m in height and 8m in diameter and will be located on a hardcore platform. The structure will be accessed via a new access road off the existing forest haul road which will be upgraded to a width of 3.8m where required. The development will also consist of the 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 at

Planning status

Permission was granted on 8 Dec 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 19 Jan 2031.

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