Police Service Reviews Communications Amid Erroneous Planning Details
Feb 17, 2025
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is currently in discussions with the NI Planning Service to address inaccuracies in documentation submitted by an external consultant for a proposed 22-metre blue light communication tower at the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service site in Portrush.
According to the documents accompanying the application, the tower forms part of the operational infrastructure for the Emergency Services radio network system, which is currently situated on a tower within the grounds of the unoccupied police station on Crocknamack Road. Although the police station closed in 2012, the building remains part of the PSNI’s estate.
The planning application indicates that following the decision by the Northern Ireland Policing Board to close and dispose of the former police station, the current communications arrangements will no longer be viable.
However, a spokesperson for the Police Service emphasised that no notification has been made to the Central Advisory Unit regarding the disposal of the Portrush PSNI station.
"The Police Service of Northern Ireland continues to strategically review its communication network to ensure it meets current and future operational needs, as part of a wider improvement and optimisation programme across the entire estate.
"The information contained within the current planning application document for a blue light communication tower at Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service site in Portrush, submitted by an external consultant, is factually incorrect.
"We are currently engaged with the Planning Service to have this updated to accurately reflect the current position." the spokesperson said.
Officials are now working to update the planning information and confirm that the mischaracterisation of the site’s status is corrected in official records.
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