28 February 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Unit I, Harcourt Drive, Balthane, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2ah
The proposal involves redeveloping a fire-damaged industrial site in Balthane by erecting two blocks of small storage units: Block A with 15 units and Block B with 11 units, each unit 3.5m wide and 7-9m long, finished in painted smooth render walls, insulated profiled metal roof sheeting, and sectional garage doors.
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The site is designated for industrial purposes in the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Order 1982 and draft Southern Area Plan, and storage is acknowledged as an increasingly important act…
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with land use zoning and Area Plan proposals, respecting site surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; no adverse effects on amenity, traffic, habitats, or character. Officer assessed the storage units as suitable for the industrial designation, similar in scale and design to adjacent units, with adequate parking and no traffic concerns, meeting all GP2 criteria without adverse impacts.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the erection of storage units as shown in drawings AT 1085.1, AT 1085.2, AT 1085.3 all received on 19th January 2011 and the location plan prepared on 18th February, 2011.
do not oppose the application
provides parking in line with the Strategic Plan and will not have an adverse impact on existing traffic movements or safety
All four consultees (Water Authority Drainage, Manx Electricity Authority, Highways Division, and Malew Parish Commissioners) raised no objections to the storage units development, with the Water Authority providing specific drainage conditions and others noting standard utility and highways considerations.
Key concern: Surface water discharge to existing drainage potentially connecting to foul sewerage system
Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority Drainage Division
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection: - subject to the following conditions; The application states that the surface water from the proposed development is to be discharged to the “existing drainage”. If this “existing drainage” discharges (directly or indirectly) to the foul sewerage system then it should be noted that an alternative means of surface water disposal must be provided
Conditions requested: The proposed development must be connected to the public sewer(s) in a manner acceptable to the Isle of Man Water & Sewerage Authority and on terms and conditions, which must be agreed with the Authority prior to the commencement of any building works. All adoptable drainage works must conform to the requirements of the Authority’s “Manx Sewers for Adoption” and all necessary inspections/surveys [including CCTV] are to be carried out at the developer’s expense; There must be NO discharge of surface water (including that from roofs and paved areas) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s); The use of the proposed units must be restricted to dry industrial processes only. The only discharges which will be accommodated in the public foul sewer at this time are domestic (only) sewage from WCs and canteens; Appropriate measures must be taken by the developer / occupier of the premises to ensure compliance with the legislation prohibiting discharge of polluting or harmful matter to any public sewers or watercourses
Manx Electricity Authority
No ObjectionThere are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application; Please contact our Network Operations Department... to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site
Conditions requested: The applicant must contact the Authority; Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents before any work is carried out on site
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionThis proposal provides parking in line with the Strategic Plan and will not have an adverse impact on existing traffic movements or safety
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThey do not object to this Planning Application
