15 April 2009 · Planning Committee
Land Adjacent To Bottleneck Carpark, Victoria Pier, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2bs
The proposal involves installing a glass fibre seagull sculpture suspended on a 10.9m high three-legged tripod structure, with the gull at 4m above pavement level, on land next to the Sea Terminal and Bottleneck Car Park entrance. It aims to serve as a waymark for the Raad ny Foillan footpath.
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The officer considered the sculpture's design, with the gull suspended 4m above pavement level on a 10.9m tripod, providing ample pedestrian clearance and visibility against the sky as a waymark.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 is relevant in the determination. The officer assessed the proposal as compliant overall, with specific testing against conservation impacts.
Environment Policy 36
Requires that development outside but close to a Conservation Area boundary will only be permitted where it will not detrimentally affect important views into and out of the area. The slim-line sculpture design was found not to harm such views despite prominence in the street scene and visibility from the conservation area.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the erection of a sculpture as shown in drawing numbers RNF3 001, RNF3 001a, RNF3 002a and RNF2 003 date stamped 12th February 2009.
Do not oppose
no objection
