20 February 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Anthony Holmes)
Isle Of Man Breweries, Ship Inn, Hope Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1as
The proposal involved mounting two antennas and supporting steelwork on the chimney stack at the northern edge of the rooftop of The Ship Inn, a 4-storey public house with private accommodation above, located in Castletown Conservation Area.
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The key issue was the impact on the character and appearance of the Castletown Conservation Area. The equipment enclosure at the rear matches the existing timber fence bin storage and will have a neut…
General Policy 2
GP2 requires balancing development benefits against environmental impacts. The officer assessed the telecom need for 3G coverage improvement against minimal visual impact from using existing chimney, concluding compliance as no adverse effect on Conservation Area.
Environment Policy 35
ENV35 permits development in Conservation Areas only if it preserves or enhances character and protects special features. Assessed against antennas' minimal impact due to rear location, matching paint, and no protrusion above roofline; ground equipment neutral and screened. Officer found it preserves character, though not enhances.
Infrastructure Policy 3
INF3 requires balancing communications infrastructure needs against environmental impact, presuming against intrusive masts, encouraging building use and mast sharing. Proposal uses existing building after search found no alternatives; supports 3G coverage demand without new mast.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the installation of telecommunications equipment as shown in drawing numbers THE SHIP INN/001 A, THE SHIP INN/002 D and THE SHIP INN/003 D date stamped 19th December 2012, and Site Specific Supplementary Information Statement and appendices dated stamped 19th December, Declaration of Conformity with ICNIRP Public Exposure Guidelines dated 18th October 2012.
Painting of antennas
Within one month of the antennas and their supporting structures being installed, they shall be colour coated to match the existing render of the chimney stack. Any replacement or modification shall be colour coated to match within one month of it being carried out.
Removal if redundant
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 chimney stack, as a result of any damage caused by installation of the antennas, must also be carried out.
no objections raised
