17 September 2008 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Communications Cabinet, Raby Farm, Main Road, Glen Maye, Isle Of Man, IM5 3au
The proposal involved erecting a new equipment cabin within the existing secure compound at an established low-powered television relay station to house digital switchover (DSO) equipment. The cabin is to be located alongside the existing mast, painted green, and built on a concrete foundation with power from the on-si…
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The officer considered the proposal for an equipment cabin alongside the existing mast to enable the analogue to digital TV switchover.
Infrastructure Policy 4 (Draft Strategic Plan)
Infrastructure Policy 4 encourages the reuse or sharing of existing sites for infrastructure, notwithstanding any designated area. The officer implicitly applied this by approving the cabin in the existing telecom compound at a long-established broadcast site. The supporting statement emphasised that reusing the site accords with this policy, avoids new sites due to technical constraints like spectrum regulation and viewer aerial orientation, and previous consents had accepted masts despite visibility.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the erection of an equipment cabin as shown in drawing numbers 50387_00_04_01, 50387_50_160_M12_12, 50387_50_150_M12_12, 50387_50_100_M12_12 date stamped 21st May 20 2008, Written Statement in support of the Application prepared by National Grid Wireless dated May 2008.
Redundancy removal
In the event of the equipment cabin erected under this approval becomes redundant it must be taken down and removed from the site within 3 months of the cessation of use.
Colour coating
Within one month of the installation of the equipment cabin hereby approved, it shall be colour coated green. Any replacement or modification shall be colour coated to match within one month of it being carried out.
Do not oppose
No comment
Patrick Parish Commissioners requested deferral of the decision due to not receiving plans; Highways Division stated 'Do not oppose'.
Key concern: Commissioners have not received a copy of the plans and therefore detailed consideration could not be given
Patrick Parish Commissioners
No CommentUnfortunately, at the time of writing, the Commissioners have not received a copy of the plans and therefore detailed consideration could not be given.; the Commissioners would appreciate it if decisions on the two matters could be deferred until July 20th as the Commissioners next meet on Monday July 12th.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose
