15 November 2012 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated authority)
International Business School, The Nunnery, Old Castletown Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1qb
The proposal was to install twelve 5m high mini iridium LED lampposts along the south driveway of The University Centre (Isle of Man International Business School) at The Nunnery for health and safety reasons, as evening classes require safe pedestrian access and parking.
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The officer balanced health and safety justification against bat habitat impacts, noting DEC's Health and Safety Officer confirmed the need for lighting under Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Re…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings, avoid adverse wildlife/habitat effects, provide safe access, and not prejudice adjoining land. Officer assessed limited scale, LED directionality, tree protection, and safety benefits as compliant, with no amenity/highway harm.
Environment Policy 3
Prohibits unacceptable loss/damage to woodland with amenity/conservation value. Amended siting outside canopy/RPA, protective fencing, and no root severance ensured no damage to Private Woodland trees.
Environment Policy 32
Protects character of Registered Buildings (Nunnery proposed). Lamp posts not intrusive; LED scheme over heritage style chosen to protect bats without harming historic character.
Environment Policy 34
Prefers traditional materials for pre-1920 buildings. Heritage lamps initially proposed but superseded by LEDs for bat protection; officer noted heritage would add character but bat impact unacceptable.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval for the installation of Street lighting relates to Drawing No: 01 Rev No: C and 4 x A4 information sheet detailing lamp post specifications all date stamped 8th October 2012.
Tree protection
Prior to the commencement of works on the installation of the proposed lamp posts the trees identified sitting adjacent to the proposed lamp posts must be adequately fenced off and protected from damage during installation. Such fencing must be erected so as to protect the roots (generally directly underneath the drip line of the branches) and once erected, no material or vehicles may be stored or parked within the protected area.
Lighting hours
The approved lighting may not be illuminated after 2300hrs or before 0700hrs in any day.
Limited lampposts
Notwithstanding the details on the submitted drawing, Drawing No: 01, the approval hereby granted applies only to lampposts labelled 1, 2 and 3.
no objection
no comments or objections recorded
Lighting required under Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and Workplace Regulations 1992 for safe access/egress; inadequate current lighting risks accidents
Douglas Borough Council repeatedly stated no objection to the street lighting proposal. DEFA Biodiversity conditionally supported limited lighting to minimize bat impacts, while the Arboricultural Officer raised concerns about tree root damage requiring detailed surveys and protection plans.
Key concern: potential impact on bats using foraging and commuting routes under mature trees and through Wildlife Site
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Dr Richard Selman, Senior Biodiversity Officer (Zoologist), Rheynn Chymmyltaght, Bee as Eirinys
Conditional No ObjectionI therefore do not object to lighting this short section of roadway using either form of lamp.; illumination below 1 lumen is less of an issue to light-avoiding bats and in particular below about 0.2 lumens; If further clarity on use by bats becomes necessary, then a survey during the active bat season, over a series of nights, would clarify whether the roadline is utilised by bats
Conditions requested: lighting only on the road within the open area immediately adjacent to the Nunnery, running south-west a short distance to the beech trees; use originally planned heritage lamp-holders or LED lamps directed at the roadway
Douglas Chalk, Arboricultural Officer, Forestry, Amenity & Lands Directorate
A number of mature broadleaved elm, lime and beech line both sides of the southern driveway; the RPA = the construction exclusion zone (CEZ); If engineering operations in this area are absolutely unavoidable any excavation should be done by hand and no plant or machinery allowed into the CEZ
Conditions requested: full tree survey comprising uncluttered site plan and written schedule (tree number, species, height, diameter at 1.5m); plan indicating the RPA as defined by BS5837:2012; tree protection plan and arboricultural method statement explaining RPA protection (fenced off per BS5837:2012 section 6 figures 2 & 3), how engineering works avoid root damage, and supervision/monitoring
