11 May 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Island Media Studios, Mountain View Innovation Centre, Jurby Road, Lezayre, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2eb
The proposal involves fitting solar panels across a 23m x 21m area on the southwest roof elevation of the main film studio building, which is part of a 11-acre site containing large-scale industrial structures including a 1075 sq m film studio, a 672 sq m attached building, and a 1300 sq m office/workshop.
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The site is unzoned 'white land' in the countryside with a presumption against development under General Policy 3, which lists specific exceptions none of which the proposal precisely fits, but the of…
Strategic Policy 1
Requires development to optimise use of resources, efficient site use, and existing infrastructure. Officer noted existing built form but did not explicitly test against this policy, focusing instead on countryside location.
General Policy 3
Permits development outside zoned areas only under specific exceptions (e.g. agricultural housing, redundant building conversions). Proposal does not fit exceptions but officer assessed 'reasonableness of the scale and siting... taking into account the existing built form', finding it acceptable due to minimal additional impact.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside for its own sake unless overriding national need with no alternative. Officer gave 'greater weight' to this alongside Energy Policy 4, concluding no unacceptable countryside harm from the minor visual change to existing structures.
Environment Policy 22
Prevents unacceptable harm from pollution, emissions, noise etc. No issues identified; officer gave greater weight to this in balancing countryside protection.
Environment Policy 4
Judges solar panels against environmental policies (no EIA needed). Officer explicitly referenced this, balancing with ENV1/22 to support approval as environmental impacts were minor.
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.
do not object
do not object
Lezayre Parish Commissioners unanimously approved the installation of solar panels, and Highways Division confirmed no highways interest.
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
SupportApproved Unanimous
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 7-4-17
