30 April 2008 · Planning Committee
Isle Of Man Education, Willaston School, School Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 6rd
The proposal involved erecting a large abstract sculpture, 9m tall, 14m wide at the base 7m diameter, made of steel with lime render, in the southern corner of the school playing field adjacent to residential properties on School Road.
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The officer considered the sculpture's relationship to its setting, noting its deliberate contrast but concluding it did not respect the context as 'the sculpture will be 9 metres in height, which is …
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 requires development to respect amenity and character. The officer tested the sculpture's size (9m height, 14m width) and prominent siting against the low-scale school/residential surroundings, finding it out of scale and harmful to visual amenities. No interpretation tension noted beyond deliberate artistic contrast not overriding planning merits.
no objection
