17 May 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (M Gallayher, Director of Planning and Building Control)
Restart Ltd, Restart Court, Isle Of Man Business Park, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 2qz
The proposal involved erecting a 12m lattice support mast (13.2m overall height including antennas), 2x600mm microwave dishes, 3 antennas and radio units on a grassed area at Restart Court, an industrial/commercial site within the Isle of Man Business Park.
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The key issue was visual impact on the locality in the business park, a mix of industrial buildings and corporate offices.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 from Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 is relevant but not detailed in assessment. The proposal was considered against development plan policies overall, with specific focus on Infrastructure Policy 3.
Infrastructure Policy 3
Requires balancing telecom infrastructure needs for residential/business demand against environmental impact, presuming against visually intrusive masts in sensitive landscapes, encouraging mast sharing and redundant equipment removal. The officer assessed the lattice mast as non-intrusive in the industrial business park (not sensitive landscape), with no feasible mast sharing on nearby monopole, justifying approval as it meets business demand without adverse visual harm.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of a mast and telecommunication/antennas as shown in drawing numbers 1, 2, 3, and 5 date stamped 15th March 2013, Planning Application Supporting Statement prepared by Cable and Wireless dated 11th March 2013.
Redundancy removal
In the event of the mast erected under this approval becomes redundant it must be taken down along with all ancillary infrastructure and be removed from the site within 3 months of the cessation of use and the land restored back to form part of the grassed area.
no objection to the application
