6 November 2014 · Delegated
Manx Telecom Base Station Nobles Hospital, Postal Locality, Strang, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4rj
This application sought permission to install a replacement 12.5m high telecommunications monopole at the Manx Telecom base station within the grounds of Nobles Hospital, Strang, Douglas. The mast would accommodate six antennas housed within a glass reinforced plastic shroud. The proposed site sits on an embankment north of the main hospital buildings and east of the gas tanks, placing it around 2 metres above the hospital access road. The officer noted this elevated position makes the mast clearly visible from the access road and from wider areas within the hospital grounds. The application was decided by delegated authority and permitted on 6 November 2014, in line with the officer's recommendation to approve.
The application was permitted by delegated decision on 6 November 2014. The officer recommended approval, and the portal records the outcome as permitted. No refusal reasons or conditions are recorded in the available evidence.
General Policy 2
Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted
General Policy 2: Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: (a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief; (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them; (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; (d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses; (e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea; (f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks; (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality; (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space; (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways; (j) can be provided with all necessary services; (k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan; (l) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding; (m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption. 6.3 Development outside of areas zoned for development
Infrastructure Policy 3
A balance must be struck between the need for new, evolving communications systems to satisfy residential and business demand and the impact that the necessary infrastructure will have upon the environment.
