Folks, we're really sorry... But we're going to have to ask you to take action AGAIN..
Mr Neil Wylie, owner and Director of 'Go Fibre Ltd', the same company who originally erected the broadband mast at Knock Iveagh in September 2017) has, incredibly, submitted an application for ANOTHER mast in the same position! Despite the public outcry and the refusal of retrospective planning application for a mast there last year, Mr Wylie seems determined to continue to use this historically and culturally important hill as a broadcasting location. Under the name of another of Mr Wylie's companies (this time 'AirFibre Limited') a mobile broadcasting van was positioned at the summit of the hill. It accessed the summit by way of a road which damages the scheduled area and which itself does not have any planning permission.... Their new application is the same in all aspects to the one which was previously refused planning permission, except that the height is said to be 3 metres less. We were not informed about either the appeal or the new application by ABC Council, despite their being fully aware of our concerns about Knock Iveagh and the public support for our campaign. The Friends of Knock Iveagh asked ABC to refuse the mast application (under section 46 (1 & 2) of the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011) because it is so similar to the one which has already been refused. However, disappointingly, they have declined to do this. As you may know, at the time Go Fibre Ltd erected the original mast (see pictures), the scheduled area and the cairn itself was damaged, and very sadly not for the first time. An investigation into this, the third distinct episode of damage to the monument, was begun by the Historic Environment Division, DFC. We reported the intrusion of the unauthorised van to ABC Planners and DFC:HED and an enforcement noticed was served one month later which required the van to be removed by 1st December. However, at the 11th hour the company appealed this notice and now the matter will go before the Planning Appeals Commission. The Friends of Knock Iveagh have now written to the Planning Appeals Commission to request input into this planning appeal on behalf of those who support our campaign. We have also written to our MP, MLAs and other professionals to request that they feed into this process. So now, as well as the contested wind turbine (granted planning permission in error due to a failure in the consultation process when planners didn't consult professional archaeologists), Knock Iveagh - the centre of an ancient ritual landscape and an important part of our shared heritage - is now being even further exploited. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please email your objection to this most recent application by Go Fibre Ltd to: [email protected] The text below (in red) is designed to help you make your objection, but please feel free to add your own thoughts and comments - it is best if you do! You will need to provide an email address with your objection but you can ask for your personal information to be removed. Names are required. You can also object online via the planning portal here: http://epicpublic.planningni.gov.uk/publicaccess/ To do this, search for ref: LA08/2018/1672/F and then register to leave a comment via the 'comments' tab.
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