26 February 2007 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Area Of Land Adjacent To Island Studios, Baldromma Farm, Jurby Road, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2dz
Cable and Wireless proposed attaching three panel antennas and two 300mm dishes to the steel frame of an existing 14.5m high film studio/industrial building, plus installing three equipment cabinets (dimensions up to 0.915x0.68x1.94m) in a fenced compound nearby.
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Infrastructure Policy 3
Requires balancing telecom needs with environmental impact via presumption against intrusive masts in sensitive landscapes, mast sharing, redundant removal; exceptions for strategic national need not met by sharing/alternatives. Officer found use of existing building satisfies by minimising new masts/intrusion in high landscape value area; no alternatives, provides essential coverage.
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 installation of three antennas and two transmission dishes to the existing building and the installation of equipment cabinets as shown in drawing numbers 103/110 Issue A, 103/112 Issue B, 103/113 Issue C, 103/114 Issue C, 103/117 Issue A, dated stamped 8th December 2006. The Supporting Statement prepared by CH2M Hill dated 4th December 2006 and the Declaration of Conformity with ICNIRP Public Exposure Guidelines dated 07/12/06.
Colour coating
Within one month of the installation of the antennas, transmission dishes and equipment cabinets hereby approved, they shall be colour coated in full accordance with details shown on the approved plans. Any replacement or modification shall be colour coated to match within one month of the works being carried out.
Removal if redundant
In the event of the antennas, transmission dishes and equipment cabinets erected under this approval becoming redundant they must be taken down and removed from the site within 3 months of cessation of use.
Do not oppose
Approved unanimously, proviso structures sufficiently screened; request completion of prior landscaping by Island Studios
