Telecoms Installations

Dublin City Council’s duct routes can be viewed on our Asset Registry here. If you are interested in utilising any of your routes for telecoms please contact us at [email protected].  Below you can download the Duct Access document which sets out all aspects of the DCC offering for duct access.  

Dublin City Council owned buildings can be viewed on our Asset Registry here.  If you are interested in utilising any of our buildings for telecoms installations, please contact us at [email protected].  

The Rooftop Access Product Matrix & Commercial Rooftop Agreement template can be downloaded below. 

Please note:  In some cases planning permission may be required.  For more information on our planning process and to apply for planning please click here. 

For information on Exempted Development (Section 5), please click here. 

Telecoms Pre-Planning Consultation

Please Note:  Consultation requests not related to Telecoms Installations on Dublin City Council owned land should be sent to [email protected] 

The holding of consultations by planning authorities in relation to proposed developments is set out under Section 247 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 (as amended), and further guidance on this matter is contained in Development Management Guidelines for Planning Authorities, 2007. All those who wish to carry out development are advised to refer to the development plan prior to the preparation of detailed plans.

How Do I Arrange a Telecoms Pre-Planning Consultation?

Requests can be made by email to [email protected] and must include the following documentation:

• A site location map which can be found at Ordnance Survey Ireland. The scale required is 1:1000 for Urban Areas and 1:2500 for Rural Areas.
• Full set of existing and proposed coverage maps showing "the extent of the area that will be improved" by the proposed installation.

It is advisable prior to making a pre-planning application, to consult the Dublin City Development Plan, which may contain much of the relevant planning information needed for your proposed development. 

The Planning Authority will keep a record of any such consultations which will be a matter of public record on foot of a planning application being subsequently lodged.

The carrying out of such consultations shall not prejudice the performance by a Planning Authority of any other of its functions under the Planning and Development Act 2000, (as amended), and cannot be relied upon in the formal planning process or in legal proceedings.

A “Telecommunication Infrastructure Licence” is required in order to place telecommunication infrastructure on a public road or footway in Dublin City. Please click here to apply. 

Dublin City council has developed a rate card which is generally based on the following telecoms site access requests:

• Pole/Tower/mast (Excluding Section 254 applications)
• Rooftop
• Lamp Posts/ Street Furniture
• Bespoke requests

For the purposes of this exercise, the Dublin City Council administrative area has been divided into two regions with specific rates for site access, i.e.

1.  Within the area bound by the Grand and Royal Canals - available to download below.
2.  Outside of the canals but within the DCC administrative area - available to download below.

The rate cards we have proposed is therefore based on agreements on single and multi-operator sites in accordance with the following criteria:

• Pole/Mast/Tower access within the area of the Canals
• Rooftop access within the area of the Canals
• Access to street furniture within the area of the Canals
• Pole/Mast/Tower access outside the Canals
• Rooftop access outside the Canals
• Access to street furniture outside the Canals

In multi-operator sites each of the operators are responsible for the installation and maintenance of their own equipment, i.e. antennas, radio units, cabinets, cabling, etc.

The licensee is responsible for the cost of supply and construction of their infrastructure, power, and the operation and maintenance of their own equipment.

Dublin City Council (DCC) has developed a "Guide to the Installation of Telecoms Infrastructure in Residential and Mixed-Use Developments" available to download below.  

The guide aims to prepare the connection of any new construction, residential or mixed buildings (including premises for professional use) to an open access shared fibre optic network, referred to as FttH (Fibre to the Home) and to consider the requirement for mobile connectivity.