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S.I. No. 403/1983 -- Local Government (Planning and Development) (Postal and Telecommunications) (Exempted Development) Regulations, 1983.

S.I. No. 403/1983 -- Local Government (Planning and Development) (Postal and Telecommunications) (Exempted Development) Regulations, 1983. 1983 403

S.I. No. 403/1983:

LOCAL GOVERNMENT (PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT) (POSTAL AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS) (EXEMPTED DEVELOPMENT) REGULATIONS, 1983.

The Minister for the Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 4 and 10 of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 (No. 28 of 1963) hereby makes the following Regulations--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Planning and Development) (Postal and Telecommunications) (Exempted Development) Regulations, 1983.

2. The collective citation "the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1977 to 1983" shall include these Regulations.

3. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1984.

4. The Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1977 ( S.I. No. 65 of 1977 ) are hereby amended by the insertion after Class 25 in columns 1 and 2 of Part I of the Third Schedule of the following matter--

Column 1 Description of Development	Column 2 Conditions
"Class 25A
The carrying out by An Post -- The Post Office of development consisting of the provision of--
(a) pillarboxes or other forms of letter box,
(b) roadside boxes for the delivery of mail,
(c) machines for the supply of stamps, or other goods or services.
Class 25B
The carrying out by Bord Telecom Éireann -- The Irish Telecommunications Board of development consisting of the provision of--
(a) underground telecommunications structures or other underground telecommunications works (including the laying of mains and cables and the installation of any apparatus or equipment),
(b) overhead telecommunications lines,	Where such lines are attached to poles the height of the poles shall not exceed 10 metres above ground level.
(c) telephone kiosks or other public telephone facilities in a public place,	No such kiosk or facility shall be situated within 10 metres of the curtilage of any dwellinghouse.
(d) equipment for transmitting or receiving telecommunications messages from satellites in space,	1. No such equipment shall exceed 10 metres in height above ground level.
	2. The width of any antenna shall not exceed 5 metres.
	3. No such equipment shall be situated within 10 metres of the curtilage of any dwellinghouse or of the window of a work-room of any other structure.
(e) permanent telecommunications exchange containers,	1. No such container shall exceed 6 metres in length, 3 metres in width or 3 metres in height.
	2. No such container shall be situated within 10 metres of the curtilage of any dwellinghouse or of the window of a workroom of any other structure.
(f) temporary telecommunications exchange containers,	1. No such container shall exceed 12 metres in length, 3 metres in width or 3 metres in height.
	2. The container shall be removed from the land on which it is provided not later than twelve months from the date on which it was provided.
	3. No such container shall be situated within 10 metres of the curtilage of any dwellinghouse or of the window of a workroom of any other structure.
(g) transportable radio links.	1. The link shall be removed from the land on which it is provided not later than twelve months from the date on which it was provided.
	2. No such link shall exceed 30 metres in height above ground level or where it is erected on a roof, 7 metres above the roof.
	3. No such link shall be situated within 10 metres of the curtilage of any dwellinghouse or of the window of a workroom of any other structure."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment

this 21st day of December, 1983.

LIAM KAVANAGH,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations amend the Local Government (Planning and Development) Regulations, 1977 so as to provide that certain development carried out by the Post Office and by The Irish Telecommunications Board shall be exempted development for the purposes of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Acts, 1963 to 1983.