19 August 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (M Ballayhe, Director of Planning and Building Control)
Dha, Doi Peel Hill, Mill Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1tf
The proposal involves adding a 1.8m diameter dish at 6.5m height on an existing 20m open lattice tower owned by the Department of Home Affairs, which already supports equipment from multiple operators including Sure IOM Ltd.
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The officer balanced the need for improved 3G mobile coverage and resilient backhaul transmission against environmental impact per Infrastructure Policy 3, noting the proposal uses an existing mast sh…
General Policy 3
Permits development outside zoned areas for location-dependent infrastructure like telecoms services where no reasonable alternative. Officer assessed the dish as essential services on existing previously developed site with mast, fitting exception (e).
Environment Policy 2
Protects Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value unless no harm to character or location essential. Site is such an area; officer found no harm due to non-skyline positioning, hill backdrop, and colour conditioning to blend.
Infrastructure Policy 3
Balances telecoms need against environment, presuming against intrusive masts in sensitive areas but allowing where strategic need cannot be met by sharing or alternatives. Key policy; officer repeatedly quoted it, finding clear compliance via mast sharing, no alternatives, and minimal impact measures.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to the erection of a 1.8 m communications dish as shown in drawing numbers 062/110 issue B, 062/112 issue B, 062/113 issue B, 062/114 issue B date stamped 1st July 2013.
Colour coating details
No development shall take place until details of the colour coating of the dish has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority; and thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
no comment
no objection; in keeping with Infrastructure Policy 3; low position reduces impact from Peel but note closer views from Peel Hill footpath; suggest painting to blend with backdrop against sky
