Cablelink Ltd. v. An Bord Pleanala [1999] IEHC 113; [1999] 1 IR 596 (23rd February, 1999)

Cablelink Ltd. v. An Bord Pleanala [1999] IEHC 113; [1999] 1 IR 596 (23rd February, 1999)

An Bord Pleanala was entitled to consider that enforcement of licensing requirements was a matter for central government and not for planning authorities; the grant of planning permission does not confer the right to operate unlawfully, and the Board did not fail to take into account the absence of a licence or government objectives.

Citation
[1999] 1 IR 596
Parties
Applicant: Cablelink Limited; Respondent: Stephen Hartley; Respondent: An Bord Pleanala; Respondent: Kilkenny County Council
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Outcome
Relief refused
Legal Topics
Planning Permission, Licensing Requirements, Television Deflector Systems, Jurisdiction of Planning Authorities

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Parties

Cablelink Limited

Applicant

Stephen Hartley

Respondent

An Bord Pleanala

Respondent

Kilkenny County Council

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether An Bord Pleanala failed to consider the absence of a licence and government policies in granting planning permission
  2. 2 Whether planning authorities are obliged to enforce licensing requirements under telecommunications law

Ratio Decidendi

An Bord Pleanala was entitled to consider that enforcement of licensing requirements was a matter for central government and not for planning authorities; the grant of planning permission does not confer the right to operate unlawfully, and the Board did not fail to take into account the absence of a licence or government objectives.

Court Disposition

Relief refused