**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendations **Application:** 07/00053/B — Installation of equipment cabinets and ancillary development **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2007-03-02 **Parish:** Lezayre **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/82322-lezayre-communications-site-raby-farm-main-equipment-cabinets/documents/1488677 --- # 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] ### Officer's Report - In May 2006, the Communications Commission licensed two operators to offer mobile telephone service in the Isle of Man. These were Cable & Wireless Isle of Man Ltd and Wire9, through its Manx subsidiary Cloud9. - In November 2006, the applicant on behalf of Cable and Wireless approached the Directorate for a determination whether the proposed antennas, dishes and equipment cabinets required planning permission. - It was determined that the equipment cabinets where the only installations which require planning permission. - This application is one of three recently submitted applications for external cabinets at various locations across the island. - The proposed cabinets will be located within an existing compound area where other buildings and cabins exist, which are in association with the 20m high mast. - The proposed equipment cabinets are of standard design and size. The plans do not indicate whether the cabinets will be colour coated to further reduce its impact on the visual amenities of the area. I consider a condition requiring details of the colour coating would be appropriate to help reduce the impact of the cabinets within the locality. ## Recommendation **Recommended Decision:** Permitted **Date of Recommendation:** 08.02.2007 --- ### 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 installation of equipment cabinets and ancillary development as shown in drawing numbers ST 50387.004, ST 50387.005, 50387_28_150_M03_03, 50387_28_160_M03_03, 50387_28_100_M03_03, 50387_28_101_M03 date stamped 12th January 2007, Letter from National Grid Wireless dated 22th December 2006. C 3. In the event of the equipment cabinets erected under this approval becoming redundant it must be taken down and removed from the site within 3 months of cessation of use. C 4. Within one month of the installation of the equipment cabinets hereby approved, they shall be colour coated in full accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority. Any replacement or modification shall be colour coated to match within one month of being carried out. --- I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer) **Decision Made:** Permitted **Date:** 08/02/2007 Signed: [Handwritten signature] M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control --- 8 February 2007 07/00053/B Page 3 of 3 --- *Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/82322-lezayre-communications-site-raby-farm-main-equipment-cabinets/documents/1488677*