19 June 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Isle Of Man Education, Castle Rushen High School, Arbory Road, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1re
The proposal involves siting a prefabricated modular building (10m x 15.2m x 3.175m high) made of galvanised steel frame with powder coated metal cladding, flat black EPDM roof, white uPVC windows, and grey aluminium doors, to the rear of the main school building.
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The officer concluded the mobile classrooms meet the school's need for additional on-site teaching facilities without detriment to visual amenities, residential amenities, or highway safety.
General Policy 2
Requires development of suitable design respecting site and surroundings, without adversely affecting character of landscape/townscape, with safe/convenient access and adequate parking. Officer found the low-scale rear-sited structure screened and contextual to school campus (b&c), no added harm to residential amenity beyond existing (g), and no highway/parking issues (h&i).
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways serving new development to accommodate generated vehicle/pedestrian journeys safely. No Highways objection and no student increase means no material highway impact.
Transport Policy 7
Requires appropriate parking per standards. No student uplift and existing off-site relocation means no additional parking demand.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
considers the proposals would have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking (22.05.23)
Highway Services HDC reviewed application 23/00556/B and found it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, with no opposition stated.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.
