20 March 2007 · Planning Committee
Field 514072, Ballavale Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1ey
The proposal involves replacing an existing 13m DHA lattice mast with a taller 15m lattice mast to accommodate Cable & Wireless antennas, dishes, and relocated DHA equipment, plus a new 4.1m x 3.8m x 4m high stone equipment room with slate roof.
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Infrastructure Policy 3
Requires balance between telecoms need and environmental impact via presumption against intrusive masts in sensitive landscapes, encouraging sharing and redundant removal; exceptions for strategic national need. Officer applied to this high landscape area, finding site-sharing redevelopment essential due to coverage/line-of-sight, no alternatives, and least visual harm versus 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 replacement of an existing 13m high lattice mast with a 15m high lattice and erection of a stone equipment room as shown in drawing numbers 02205/1, 025/010 Issue A, 025/012 Issue A, 025/013 Issue A, 025/014 Issue A, 025/112 Issue A, 025/113 Issue A, 025/114 Issue A and 025/117 dated stamped 19th December 2006, Supporting statement prepared by CH2M Hill dated 14th December 2006, Declaration of Conformity with ICNIRP Public Exposure Guidelines dated 18/12/06.
Roof materials
The roof of the equipment room must be finished in dark natural slate.
Stonework materials
The exterior stonework of the equipment room must be of a traditional nature. NOTE: Split stone on a backing render is not acceptable as an external finish.
Redundancy removal
In the event of the mast and equipment room 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 use.
Mast colouring
Within one month of the installation of the mast and the new equipment affixed to the mast it shall be colour coated green and in a matt finish. Any replacement or modification shall be colour coated to match within one month of the works being carried out.
no objection to the proposal and are pleased to see the equipment room proposed to be finished in stone
no objection
