6 October 2010 · Council of Ministers
The Ornamental Gateway, Marine Drive, Port Soderick, Isle Of Man, IM1 5bz
The proposal involved installing a single set of pedestal mounted binoculars (height 147cm, column 6.4cm diameter, base 25cm diameter, binoculars 30cm wide x 45cm long) on a re-entrant corner of a level tarmaced platform adjacent to an ornamental stone arch on Marine Drive.
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The site is designated open space and nature conservation area, outside development zones, so General Policy 3 presumed against development except for 'building or works required for the interpretatio…
General Policy 3
Presumes against development outside zoned areas except specified circumstances including '(h) building or works required for the interpretation of the countryside'. Officer assessed binoculars as interpretive works for wildlife viewing, fitting this exception in open space/nature conservation designation.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions/alterations detrimentally affecting Registered Building character. Assessed as platform is secondary element, installation distant from archway, small-scale with little visual impact.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man
Governs Registered Building alterations; requires assessing special interest elements. No details provided but inferred archway primary, platform secondary; proposal's minor scale outweighed by public benefit.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Recommend approval / had no objection
Braddan Parish Commissioners had no objection to application PA10 00561 CON for pedestal mounted binoculars at Marine Drive Port Soderick.
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners had no objection to the following planning applications: ... PA10 00561 CON - Manx Wildlife Trust - Pedestal Mounted binoculars - Marine Drive Port Soderick
The application sought Registered Building Consent for erecting pedestal mounted binoculars adjacent to Registered Building no. 233 (Ornamental Gateway) on land controlled by the Department of Infrastructure, triggering consideration by an appointed person reporting to the Council of Ministers. Due to DOI interest, a planning statement was provided without recommendation, noting site designations as open space and nature conservation zone, and relevant policies including Strategic Plan General Policy 3 and Environment Policy 32. The appointed person's report (not included) was accepted by the Council of Ministers on 9 September 2010, approving the application subject to one condition on commencement time; conditions 2 and 3 were omitted as highway matters. Issued 6 October 2010. No refusal reasons explicitly stated, but context implies special procedure rather than standard refusal.
Precedent Value
Demonstrates that proposals on DOI-controlled land involving Registered Buildings proceed via appointed inspector to Council of Ministers; approval with minimal conditions suggests binoculars installation was acceptable for heritage interpretation in open space.
