3 March 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
Pound Lane Depot, Castletown Road, Port St Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5lt
The site is a small grassed parcel of land (11m frontage widening to 16m, 10m deep) bounded by stone walls along Castletown Road in a semi-rural area between Port St. Mary and Rushen. The applicant sought a Certificate of Lawful Use claiming the site had been used for storage of plant and materials for 20 years by the …
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The officer emphasized that a Certificate of Lawful Use requires demonstration that the use has prevailed continuously for 10 years or more, rendering it immune from enforcement under Town and Country…
Environment Policy 1
Policy presumes against development in areas designated on the Area Plan for the South as 'not for a particular purpose'. Noted that site falls within such area, but merits of application not at issue for lawful use certificate; assessment focused solely on evidence of existing 10-year use, not policy compliance for new development.
Environment Policy 2
Applies to High Landscape Value areas on 1982 Development Plan. Site not within such area, so policy not applicable.
Rushen Parish Commissioners raised concerns about site access measures, pollution risk to the adjacent stream, and appropriateness of the proposed use for a semi-rural site.
Key concern: ensure the stream adjacent to the site is not polluted
Rushen Parish Commissioners
The Commissioners were concerned that appropriate measures should be in place for accessing the site and to ensure the stream adjacent to the site is not polluted.; The Commissioners also wondered whether the proposed use was appropriate for this semi-rural site.
