22 February 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Street Lighting, Arbory Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lj
Castletown Town Commissioners applied retrospectively to replace four existing wall-mounted street lights with 6m high black column-mounted standards featuring curved heads and downward-facing lamps with the town logo, located on the northern side of Arbory Street within Castletown Conservation Area.
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The officer assessed the retrospective proposal in the context of Castletown Conservation Area, noting the removal of older wall-mounted lights that were beyond repair and not of high historic value e…
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
Requires preservation of Conservation Area character. Conservation Officer assessed eclectic historic lighting styles and found replacements acceptable except for No. 30 fitting, which contributes positively and was retained. Proposal tested for impact on tight street character versus open Parade precedent.
Limits approval to three specific streetlights
This permission relates to the replacement of three streetlights outside numbers 2, 8/10 and 16/18, Arbory Street as shown and described in the information and photographs received on 9th October, 2009. FOR CLARIFICATION, NO PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EXISTING WALL-MOUNTED STREET LIGHT OUTSIDE NUMBERS 28/30, ARBORY STREET.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Highways Division has no objection to the street lights installation with one condition for road closure permit; two local residents object strongly due to conservation area impacts.
Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Conditions requested: The applicant shall contact the Network Operations Section of the Department of Transport for a Road Closure form prior to carrying out any works within the highway. Telephone 686665.
