3 April 2007 · Planning Committee
Area Of Land To The North Of, Andreas Airfield, Access To Manx Trelecom Andreas Airfield From West Kimmeragh Road, Braust, Andreas, Isle Of Man, IM7 4bd
The proposal involved installing a 17.5m green-coloured monopole mast with 3 panel antennas and 2 dishes, plus a 2.5m x 2.5m x 2.8m equipment cabin, 1m x 0.32m x 1.1m meter cabinet, and 1.2m timber fence on grassland north of Andreas Airfield, adjacent to an existing taller Manx Telecom mast.
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The officer accepted the mast would harm landscape character to some degree as an additional vertical element but considered it not incongruous due to siting next to an existing similar mast, lower he…
Infrastructure Policy 3
Requires balance between telecom needs and environmental impact via presumption against intrusive masts in sensitive landscapes, encouraging sharing and redundant removal; exceptions for strategic national need. Officer found no national need for full coverage but location essential as alternatives worse; sharing discounted due to visual harm from bulkier mast; design/siting minimised impact.
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 a 17.5m monopole mast with associated equipment cabinets as shown in drawing numbers 02089/1, 091/010 Issue A, 091/012 Issue A, 091/013 Issue A, 091/014 Issue A, 091/017 Issue A dated stamped 1st December 2006, Supporting statement prepared by CH2M Hill dated 1st December 2006, Declaration of Conformity with ICNIRP Public Exposure Guidelines dated 01/12/06.
Colour coating
Within one month of the installation of the mast, antennas, transmission dishes and equipment cabin and cabinet hereby approved, they shall be colour coated in full accordance with details shown on the approved plans and in a matt finish. Any replacement or modification shall be colour coated to match within one month of being carried out.
Removal if redundant
In the event of the mast and cabin/cabinet 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 and the land restored back to a grassed area.
no objection
