Heritage

The proposed line runs throught one of the most culturally significent areas of the country.
Duchas has failed to take account of the effects the pylons and line on the landscape, as
opposed to individal physical structures. i.e. the pylon base does not physically dissturb that
site therefore there is no negative impact from the structures. This is plainly not true non the
critera Duchas are bound by.

In fact Duchas in a letter asked for sight lines and other information from the ESB, but when
that person in Duchas was moved to a differnt job the ball matter seems to have been abandoned.

However the ESB have violated requirements from An Bord Plaenala, as the letter from Roscommon County Council below indicates.

30th June 2006
Ref: PD/00/1949
REGISTERED POST
ESB
27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street,
Dublin 2.

WARNING LETTER
AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 152 OF THE PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2000.
Development Description: Alleged unauthorised development consisting of non compliance with Condition No. 2(h) of An Bord Pleanala Reference PL 20?.127552, Planning Permission Reference PD/00/1949 for permission to build a new 220kV overhead transmission line from the existing Flagford substation at Culleenatreen or Flagford Townland, Co. Roscommon to the proposed 220/1 lOkV substation Ballysumaghan Townland, Co. Roscommon.
Location: Drumshannagh Townland, Co. Roscommon. Planning Ref: PD/00/1949
A Chara,
It has come to the attention of Roscommon County Council, being the
Planning Authority for the area in which the land concerned is situated and
as set out above, that an unauthorised development as set out in the First
Schedule, may have been, is being or may be carried out.
(a) Please note that you may make submissions or observations in
writing to the Planning Authority regarding the purported offence not
later than (four weeks) from the date of the service of the Warning
Letter.
AND FURTHER NOTE that when a Planning Authority considers that
unauthorised development has been, is being or may be carried out, an
Enforcement Notice may be issued.

Officials of the Planning Authority may at all reasonable times enter on the land for the purposes of inspection.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that a person who is guilty of an offence under Section 151 and 154 shall be liable.
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €12,697,380.00 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both or
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €1,905, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both and costs with continuous penalties thereafter for so long as the offence continues.
Any costs reasonably incurred by the Planning Authority in relation to enforcement proceedings may be recovered from a person on whom an Enforcement Notice is served or where court action is taken.
This matter is currently being investigated by Roscommon County Council. If you wish to have your written submission considered by the Planning Authority, please do so within four weeks from the serving of this letter, i.e. 27th July 2006.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Alleged unauthorised development consisting of non compliance with Condition No. 2(h) of An Bord Pleanala Reference PL 20?.127552, Planning Permission Reference PD/00/1949 for permission to build a new 220kV overhead transmission line from the existing Flagford substation at Culleenatreen or Flagford Townland, Co. Roscommon to the proposed 220/1 lOkV substation Ballysumaghan Townland, Co. Roscommon.
Condition No. 2
"The developer shall facilitate the planning authority in the preservation, conservation, recording or otherwise protection of archaeological material or features which may exist on the site of, or within the vicinity of, the proposed development. In this regard the developer shall:
(h) ensure the retention and preservation of all existing stone field boundaries unless the planning authority has given a prior written agreement for works to, or affecting such structures".
It is alleged that works were carried out including the partial removal of stone walls in the Drumshannagh area without the prior agreement of the Planning Authority.