**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendations
**Application:** 05/00679/B — Installation of a metal storage container, Rushen Churchyard
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2005-05-31
**Parish:** Rushen
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/78321-rushen-church-barracks-road-metal-storage-container/documents/1208897

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# Officer Planning Report Recommendations

## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations ### Consultations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Policy

### Officer's Report

The site represents the curtilage of Rushen Church located between Four Roads, Rushen Primary School and the Pony Fields and on the northern side of Barracks Road. The site accommodates the church, the vicarage and the Old Vicarage.

Proposed here is the installation of a container to the north west of the church itself, against the hedge in the grounds, for the storage of equipment needed in the maintenance of the church grounds.

Whilst not an attractive structure, it is certainly necessary and will be next to an existing storage shed which is not particularly attractive but partially screened, as would this be, by existing trees planted in the grounds. The container will be painted green which will help and the applicant has offered to plant hedging to increase the screening.

## Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 19.05.2005

### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
- : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This permission relates to the installation of a contained as shown in the drawings, plans and photographs all received on 11th April 2005.

C 3. The container must be painted dark green within 3 months of its installation on site.

N 1. The Planning Authority would recommend the introduction of hedging and/or shrubs between the container and Barracks Road to help screen the new structure from the public view and from those visiting the cemetery.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 57/01 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control).

Decision Made : Approval by delegation Date: 20/5/05

Signed: [Handwritten signature] M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control

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*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/78321-rushen-church-barracks-road-metal-storage-container/documents/1208897*