**Document:** Appeal Letter and Notice **Application:** AP25/0035 — Appeal against the refusal for the installation of 3 telegraph poles to provide fibre optic connectivity to 1-6 Rheast Bridson Peel **Decision:** Appeal accepted - PA APPROVED **Decision Date:** 2026-02-26 **Parish:** Peel **Document Type:** appeal / appeal_submission **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/130703-peel-rheast-bridson-peel-installation/documents/1591856 --- # Appeal Letter and Notice Manx Telecom Cooil Road Isle Of Man Business Park Braddan IM99 1HX Telephone (01624) 685958 Email: tim.cowsill2@gov.im Contact: Tim Cowsill Our Ref: MEC /AP25/0035 Date: 26th February 2026 Dear Sir/Madam, ## On Appeal Appeal Ref: AP 25/0035 PA No: 25/90395/B Address: Rheast Bridson Peel IM5 1JF Proposal: Installation of 3 telegraph poles to provide fibre optic connectivity to 1-6 Rheast Bridson Peel I refer to the appeal in respect of the above planning application. I am directed to advise you that the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture, in pursuance of section 3(2) of the Government Departments Act 1987, has delegated responsibility for the determination of this appeal to Mr Lawrie Hooper, MHK. In accordance with the provisions of The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, I herewith give notice of the appeal decision. Mr Hooper, MHK on behalf of the Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture, has considered the report, concurs with the appointed person's conclusions, and accepts the recommendation that **the appeal should be allowed**. Accordingly, he has directed that the Department’s decision to refuse the application should be reversed, and that the application should be **Approved subject to conditions**. Formal notice of this decision is attached. Yours faithfully, Tim Cowsill Chief Officer ## The Town And Country Planning Act 1999 ### The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 Manx Telecom Cooil Road Isle Of Man Business Park Braddan IM99 1HX Appeal Ref: AP25/0035 In pursuance of his powers under the above Act and Order/Regulations, and under delegated powers from the Minister for the Department of the Environment, Food and Agriculture, Mr Lawrie Hooper, MHK does hereby in the name of and on behalf of the Department **APPROVE** planning application 25/90395/B by Manx Telecom **for** Installation of 3 telegraph poles to provide fibre optic connectivity to 1-6 Rheast Bridson Peel - Rheast Bridson Peel IM5 1JF subject to the following conditions:- ### Conditions Of Approval: 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals. 2. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the Department, any telecommunications cabinet, mounted equipment or wooden telegraph poles must be removed from the land on which it is situated, within 6 months of it no longer being required for telecommunications purposes, and such land must be restored to its condition before the development took place, so far as is practicable. Reason: To ensure that any redundant infrastructure is removed and to comply with Strategic Plan Infrastructure Policy 3. Note: This approval relates to drawing nos: Wooden Pole Measurements and Furniture 2023P-0-0 Site Location Plan Poles 1-4 2025P-4-1 Poles 1-4 Cable Distribution 2025P-4-2 Pole 1 Site Plan 2025P-4-3 Aerial photo Pole 1 Location 2025P-4-4 Photomontage Pole 1 2025P-4-5 Pole 2 Site Plan 2025P-4-6 Aerial photo Pole 2 Location 2025P-4-7 Photomontage Pole 2 2025P-4-8 Pole 3 Site Plan 2025P-4-9 Aerial photo Pole 3 Location 2025P-4-10 Photomontage Pole 3 2025P-4-11 Reason for approval: The proposed development would support the National Telecommunications Strategy, along with the National Broadband Plan and Our Island Plan in achieving Government's goal of supporting the development of telecoms infrastructure for the Island which meets the needs of both businesses and the public now and into the future. This identified national goal to meet an Island wide need would outweigh the harms identified to the character of the locality. Date of issue 26th February 2026 Tim Cowsill Chief Officer Note 1: A copy of the report of the appointed person is appended hereto. Note 2: All parties should note that there is no prescribed right of appeal relevant to the Minister's decision herein and accordingly the only right of challenge is by a petition of doleance brought to the High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man. Such doleance proceedings required to be issued promptly and in any event within 3 months. Note 3: The letter which accompanies this notice forms part of the notice in accordance with Article 13 (3) of the Town & Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019. --- *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/130703-peel-rheast-bridson-peel-installation/documents/1591856*