Installation of 3 telegraph poles to provide fibre optic connectivity to 1-3, Thie Noa Ain, Thie Bane, Rudder House, The Annexe Rudder House, Four Trees, 9-16 Westbourne Close

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Refused due to negative visual impact from the poles and associated cabling on the street scene
• ✓Poles considered visually intrusive infrastructure in a sensitive residential setting
• ✓Height, size and scale cited as causing adverse effects to an unacceptable degree
• ✓Failure to demonstrate strategic national need and to justify alternative options
• ✓Contrary to General Policy 2b,c,g,i
• ✓Contrary to Infrastructure Policy 3
• ✓character
• ✓scale
• ✓amenity

The application (25/90940/B) seeks permission for the installation of 3 telegraph poles to provide fibre optic connectivity to properties including 1-3 Thie Noa Ain, Thie Bane, Rudder House, The Annexe Rudder House, Four Trees and 9-16 Westbourne Close, Ramsey. The determining authority refused the application. The refusal stated that the poles and associated cabling, due to their height, size and scale, would have a negative visual impact and adversely affect the character of the street scene to an unacceptable degree. The decision also found that the proposed poles would introduce visually intrusive infrastructure into a sensitive residential setting and that the application did not demonstrate a strategic national need or explain why alternative options had not been pursued. The refusal was based on lack of compliance with General Policy 2b,c,g,i and Infrastructure Policy 3.

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined the application and decided to refuse it. The stated reasons were that the wooden telegraph poles and cabling would cause unacceptable adverse visual impact on the street scene and would introduce visually intrusive infrastructure in a sensitive residential setting. The decision also noted that the application did not demonstrate a strategic national need or justify why alternative options had not been pursued, and that this conflicted with General Policy 2b,c,g,i and Infrastructure Policy 3.

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