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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Application No. : 19/00220/B Applicant : Sure (IOM) Ltd Proposal : Installation of antenna Site Address : Grandstand Glencrutchery Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 6DA

Principal Planner: Mr Chris Balmer Photo Taken : 24.04.2019 Site Visit : 24.04.2019 Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation

Recommendation

Recommended Decision:

Permitted Date of Recommendation: 01.05.2019 __

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

C 1. 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.

C 2. In the event of the antennas erected under this approval becoming redundant, they must be taken down along with all ancillary infrastructure and be removed from the site within 3 months of the cessation of the use. Any necessary repair work to the building as a result of any damage caused by removal of the infrastructure hereby approved, to return the building to its current appearance, must also be carried out within 3 months.

Reason: To ensure that any redundant infrastructure is removed.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings reference numbers IOM_17 S6&7/010, IOM_17 S6&7, IOM_17 S6&7/013, IOM_17 S6&7/014 and IOM_17 S6&7/015 all received on 26th February 2019.

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Interested Person Status - Additional Persons

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Officer’s Report

1.0 THE APPLICATION SITE 1.1 The application site is the Grandstand, Glencrutchery Road, Douglas which is a large detached building located to the southern side of the Glencrutchery Road.

2.0 PROPOSAL 2.1 Full planning approval is sought for the installation of two wall mounted antennas to the southern and western elevations of the main central tower of the Grandstand building. The associated cabinets for the two wall-mounted antennae would be installed internally, within the staircase area of the main tower building.

2.2 It is understood that the equipment proposed relates to the improvement of mobile phone/4g/5g coverage during TT periods, as the current network has no capacity in the area.

2.3 The application has been provided with an ICNIRP (International Commission on Non- Iodising Radiation Protection) Certificate.

3.0 THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 3.1 The site is designated as a "Grandstand - TT" under the Douglas Local Plan Order 1998. The site is not within a Conservation Area.

3.2 Within the adopted Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, the following policies are considered to be relevant in the determination of this application:

3.3 General Policy 2 states: "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: (a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief; (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them; (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; (d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses; (e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea; (f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks; (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality; (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space; (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways; (j) can be provided with all necessary services; (k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan; (l) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding; (m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption."

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3.4 Infrastructure Policy 3 states: "A balance must be struck between the need for new evolving communications systems to satisfy residential and business demand and the impact that the necessary infrastructure will have upon the environment. Measures which may help to achieve a satisfactory balance will include a presumption against visually intrusive masts in sensitive landscapes, the encouragement of mast sharing by different operators, and the removal of redundant infrastructure. Exceptions to this policy would need to demonstrate a strategic national need, which cannot be otherwise secured by mast sharing or alternative locations."

4.0 RELEVANT PLANNING HISTORY 4.1 The following applications have been granted permission at the Grandstand tower or within the vicinity:

4.2 Alterations to telecommunications mast and location of equipment cabin and fencing - 00/00333/B - APPROVED

4.3 Erection of radio mast - 95/00652/B - APPROVED

5.0 REPRESENTATIONS AND CONSULTATIONS 5.1 Highway Services comment there are no highway implications (19.03.2019).

6.0 ASSESSMENT 6.1 Under the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) (Telecommunications) Order 2013, permission is granted for the erection of masts under 15 metres high for telecommunication purposes.

6.2 Telecommunication code system operators that wish to exercise this development right have to inform the Department via a prior notification procedure. This notification then gives the Department the opportunity to consider the siting and design of the proposed installation. While the applicant is a telecommunication code system operator and as such the prior approval procedure / permitted development rights can apply, this proposal falls outside the PD rights and therefore a full planning approval is required.

6.3 In terms of the principle of the development in land use terms; given the nature antennas would be the outside of the building with only a very small part taking up any internal floor space of the building and as the antennas are mainly to accommodate the additional phone coverage during TT race periods only (which the site is designated for) it is considered the principle of the use of the proposals are acceptable.

6.4 The two wall mounted antennas having a height of 1.4m and a width of 0.3m, and positioned to the upper section of the main tower will be apparent from public views; albeit, their very modest size in comparison to the tower and existing antennas tower structure on top of the tower with a number of antennas; would result in the proposed antennas being unlikely to cause an any significant visual impact to warrant a refusal.

6.5 The application is accompanied by a certificate of compliance with the World Health Organisation ICNIRP guidelines for public exposure.

7.0 RECOMMENDATION 7.1 In view of the above, it is concluded that an objection to the proposal could not be sustained. The proposed equipment would not, with conditions, result in an adverse visual impact on the site when viewed from nearby or further afield.

8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

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(a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent; (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested; (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated.

8.2 The decision maker must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status. __

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 01.05.2019

Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER

Stephen Butler

Head of Development Management

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