22 June 2011 · Planning Committee
The Ayres Visitors Centre, Lhen Road, Bride, Isle Of Man, IM7 4bf
The proposal involves a timber observation platform raised on stilts with a deck height of 3.7m above ground level and overall height of 4.9m including balustrade, measuring 5.1m wide by 3.6m deep.
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The site is not zoned for development, so the starting point was General Policy 3, which prohibits development outside zoned areas except in specific cases.
General Policy 3
Prohibits development outside zoned areas except specific exceptions including (h) buildings or works for interpretation of countryside, wildlife or heritage. Officer assessed the platform qualifies under (h) as it enables public observation of foreshore, heathland and sea in a Nature Conservation Zone, while failing (e) and (g).
Environment Policy 2
Protects character of Areas of High Landscape or Coastal Value unless no harm to landscape quality. Officer found no significant adverse impact due to screening by sand dunes, siting, stilted timber design reducing massing, and proposed colour condition matching dunes.
Environment Policy 4
Prohibits development adversely affecting protected species/habitats or sites of ecological importance including Nature Reserves. No specific adverse effects identified; site in Nature Conservation Zone but proposal aids interpretation without noted harm.
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 erection of an observation platform as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings LP1, LP2, P1, P2, ISO1, ISO2, ISO3 and ISO4 all received on 6th April 2011.
do not oppose has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications.
NO OBJECTION.
