**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendation
**Application:** 05/01816/B — Erection of security fencing
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2005-12-21
**Parish:** Patrick
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/79327-patrick-communications-tower-fence/documents/1454592

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# Officer Planning Report Recommendation

## 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] The Commissioners would like screening, by way of planting, to be part of the planning application. ### Policy

### Officer's Report

The site represents a small square piece of land situated on Peel Hill and which accommodates the telecommunications mast and associated cabin approved under PA 00/0077.

Now propose is the erection of security fencing to prevent unauthorised climbing of the mast and cabin. This has occurred and the applicant, DHA are concerned at their liability and the safety of those coming to the site. The fencing will be 2.4m in height and will enclose th tower and pathway to the cabin all on the western side of the site. The fencing will be vertical posts, colour unspecified.

There are no objections to the principle although PTC suggest that the planting of screening shrubs would be helpful. Climbing plants would be perhaps useful in helping to screen the fencing along with the use of green coloured fencing although I'm not sure how successful planting up there in such an exposed position would be.

### Recommendation

**Recommended Decision:** Permitted

**Date of Recommendation:** 25.10.2005

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

C: Conditions for approval N: Notes attached to conditions R: Reasons for refusal O: 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 erection of fencing as shown in drawings 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of 5 all received on 20th September, 2005.

N 1. The applicant is encouraged to colour the fencing dark green and to plant shrubs or climbing plants around the perimeter of the fencing to soften its impact.

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:** 14/12/05

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

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