Installation of two telecommunications antenna on rear of building

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Installation of two telecommunications antennas on the rear of a commercial building
• ✓Site located in a predominantly residential area with some non-residential uses nearby
• ✓Impact on the character of the surrounding area assessed
• ✓Public health impacts considered
• ✓Decision made by Planning Committee with two conditions attached
• ✓character
• ✓impact of the proposal upon the surrounding area
• ✓impacts upon public health

Permission was granted for the installation of two telecommunications antennas on the rear of the Winerite building on Victoria Road, Douglas. The site is a commercial premises with a car park, with Castle Mona Avenue running along its rear boundary. The surrounding area is broadly residential in character, though several non-residential uses operate nearby. To the south-east of the site lies a pedestrian area and scrubland bordering the rear of Castle Mona Avenue. The Planning Committee approved the application, having considered the proposal's impact on the surrounding area and any potential effects on public health. Permission was granted subject to two conditions.

The Planning Committee permitted the installation on 17 October 2011. The key planning issues considered were the impact on the surrounding area and any effects on public health, both of which were assessed as acceptable.

Policies Assessed (2)

Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

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

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This approval relates to the installation of two telecommunications antenna on rear of building, Winerite, Victoria Road, Douglas as shown by HLK/08/0059/0, HLK/11/0155/2, HLK/155/3, Antenna Detail, and Statement received 8th July 2011 and Applicant’s Letter submitted 22nd August 2011.

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