6 June 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
Church, Patrick Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1br
The site is the curtilage of St. Patrick's Church on Patrick Street in Peel, within a Mixed Use zoning and Conservation Area. The proposal involves installing a white statue of St. Patrick, 1.26m high, on a 600mm high square plinth (sandstone colour) in the stepped front space visible from the public highway through ra…
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The officer considered the statue's visibility from the highway but concluded it would not introduce any adverse feature, instead adding interest directly relevant to the church site without affecting…
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with land use zoning that respects the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, form, design, landscaping, and does not adversely affect surrounding townscape. The officer assessed the statue's siting in the front visible space, its modest scale (1.26m high on 600mm plinth), and design as compatible, adding interest without harm.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development within Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. The statue was found to enhance the area as a positive, site-relevant feature visible from the highway, with no adverse impact on the church's rendered/sandstone character or the stepped frontage.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no highway implications of the proposal
do not object to the application
Peel Town Commissioners and DOI Highways Division both have no objection to the erection of a statue at St Patricks Church/Hall Grounds, Patrick Street, Peel, with no conditions requested.
Peel Town Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Peel Town Commissioners considered the following planning applications at their Board meeting and they do not object to the proposals contained within these applications subject to any conditions stipulated below; 16/00473/B: Erection of a statue, St Patrick's Church/Hall Grounds, Patrick Street, Peel
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 09-05-2016; Code definition ... NHI - No highways interest
Isle of Man Newspapers
No CommentPlease can you include us as having expressed an interest so we receive decision notices for the following plans:; 16/00473/B Erection of a statue St Patricks Church / Hall Grounds Patrick Street Peel
