12 December 2003 · Planning Committee
Laxey Valley Gardens, Glen Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7ay
The proposal involves installing mild steel safety railings, handrails, and gates at various locations in Laxey Valley Gardens, a public open space with paths, steps, walls, and drops to the river, to comply with health and safety requirements following discussions with relevant departments.
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The works were deemed essential for public safety in the gardens, addressing multiple hazardous locations with steep drops to the river and inadequate existing barriers, following discussions with Hea…
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 installation of railings and handrails as shown and described in the information received on 17th October 2003.
Materials and colours
The railings must be painted black with spherical finials painted a contrasting colour in order to assist people with sight impairment. Note: certain colours - including red - may not be perceived as a contrasting colour to those with sight impairment.
no views on the application, having no adverse traffic impacts
design suitable for sight-impaired using sweep canes; contrast with black and gold/red or other contrasting colour satisfactory
generally not opposed; improved if painted black
happy with condition to paint black; later requested review for finial colour but accepted final contrasting colour condition
Disability Access Office provided comments on access for sight-impaired users requiring a solid low-level part and colour contrast on the safety railings; Highways Division had no views or objections.
Key concern: design lacking solid low-level part and colour contrast for sight-impaired access
Disability Access Office
Conditional No ObjectionThe design of the railing should be such that a solid part of the fence at low level. This should ensure that any person with sight impairment, using a sweep cane will encounter the fence and hence be guided by it.; It would also help people with sight impairment if there is some contrast in the finished colours.; Any colour, which will achieve contrast and meet the requirements of other interested parties, will be satisfactory.
Conditions requested: design of the railing should be such that a solid part of the fence at low level; some contrast in the finished colours
Department of Transport Highways Division
No ObjectionThe Highways Division of the Department of Transport has no views on the following application, the application having been considered and having no adverse traffic impacts.
