24 June 2014 · Planning Committee
Port Erin Bowling Club Breagle Glen, St Marys Road, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6jj
The proposal was to remove a specific condition on floodlights approved under PA 09/00979/B at the Breagle Glen Bowling Green, located off Saint Marys Road in Port Erin. Condition 3 required the lights and poles closest to nearby residential properties on Sunnydale Avenue (lights 1 and 2) to be raised only during limit…
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The officer's assessment started from the existing regulated situation, where conditions on the floodlights were imposed following longstanding neighbour concerns about light intrusion, visual impact …
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The original application sought removal of Condition 3 from PA 09/00979/B, which restricted the raising/lowering and illumination times of floodlights at the bowling green to protect nearby residents. It was refused because no changed circumstances justified reducing controls, with potential adverse impact on amenities. The appellant argued changed circumstances including vegetation growth screening poles, wear on hinge mechanisms, economic needs, and proposed variations to lighting times. The inspector found modest visual impact from unilluminated poles due to vegetation and accepted some date extensions for lighting but rejected later cut-off and winter use. The appeal was allowed in part on 10 November 2014, approving the development without Condition 3 but with new conditions modifying lighting periods and retaining vegetation screening.
Precedent Value
Demonstrates that material changes like vegetation growth can justify relaxing pole-lowering requirements, but lighting times remain tightly controlled for amenity; future applicants should provide site-specific evidence (e.g. photos, sunset data) and propose incremental variations rather than full condition removal.
Inspector: Alan Langton
