4 February 2026 · Planning Committee
Field 314574, Poortown Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 2al
The proposal involves restoring a 3.8 hectare site previously used as temporary storage for dredged silt from Peel Marina since 2015, making it a permanent facility without importing new waste. Key works include bund stabilisation, engineered capping, surface water drainage improvements, monitoring wells, decommissioni…
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The officer concluded that retention of existing deposited dredged material is 'the best available option, for which there is a clear need and for which there is no immediately obvious and available a…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires sustainable development. Officer assessed proposal as sustainable given need and mitigable impacts, justifying approval outside allocations.
Waste Policy 1
Permits waste facilities where need demonstrated per Waste Strategy, no unacceptable impacts on amenities/ecology/water/trees/highways/landscape, with restoration. Satisfied by acknowledged need for silt storage, no alternatives, EIA mitigation making impacts acceptable.
General Policy 3
Development management policy allowing need-driven development outside allocations if no alternatives. Applied to override non-designated site location due to national need for dredged material storage.
Environment Policy 1
Protects environment. EIA showed minor impacts mitigable; conditions ensure compliance.
Environment Policy 2
Protects landscape. Impacts on High Landscape Value area and views addressed by restoration screening/planting.
Environment Policy 7
Protects water resources. Hydrogeological risks mitigated by capping/drainage/monitoring.
Environment Policy 22
Protects trees/woodland. Limited removal per plan; AMS and protection conditions applied.
Environment Policy 28
Addresses geohazards/stability. Bund stabilisation works reduce long-term risk.
Detailed Design and Programme of Works
Within 18 months of this decision becoming final, and prior to the commencement of any further works on site, a Detailed Design and Programme of Works as set in paragraph 2.4.1 of the EIA Report dated February 2022... shall be submitted to and approved... The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved Detailed Design.
Materials and no waste import
The materials used in the works shall be in accordance with the EIA Report, paragraphs 2.4.13 - 2.4.17. No waste shall be imported to the site.
Updated Ecological Impact Assessment
Prior to the commencement of any further works on site, an updated Ecological Impact Assessment, including updated surveys, shall be submitted to and approved... The works shall then proceed in accordance with the approved details.
Restoration per EIA
Restoration of the site shall be undertaken as per sections 2.3.27 - 2.3.63 of the EIA Report... as may be required in accordance with the updated Ecological Impact Assessment.
EIA Mitigation Measures
Subject to any amendments... the mitigation measures set out in Table 10.1 of the EIA Report shall be fully implemented...
Arboricultural Method Statement
Prior to the commencement... an Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS), adhering to BS 5837:2012... shall be submitted... The agreed protection measures... shall be adhered to in full.
Tree Protection
No retained tree shall be cut down... during... phases... and thereafter within 5 years... remedial action... approved...
Limited Tree Removal
No approval is hereby given for the removal of any trees... other than as set out at paragraph 2.3.13 of the EIA Report.
Highway Mitigation
The development shall be carried out in accordance with the mitigation measures set out in the EIA Report, paragraphs 8.3.21 - 8.3.30 and 8.3.37-8.3.38.
Aftercare Arrangements
The site will be subject to the aftercare arrangements as set out at the EIA Report, paragraphs 2.5.1 - 2.5.17.
No Permitted Development
Notwithstanding... Town and Country (Permitted Development) Order 2025... no operational development may take place without... specific planning application.
Do not oppose subject to condition requiring CTMP details; agree with EIA traffic assessment and mitigation for temporary lorry movements.
No objection subject to pre-commencement Arboricultural Method Statement and tree protection conditions.
Recommend condition requiring DEFA Direction under Public Health Act s.64 prior to works (except public safety); concerns on stability, monitoring noted but not formal planning objection.
Multiple statutory consultees including Highways, DEFA Fisheries, German Parish Commissioners, and DOI Drainage provided responses, generally with no objections subject to conditions related to traffic management, fisheries method statements, and drainage arrangements.
Key concern: insufficient information relating to the drainage of surface water on this site
Highways Development Control
Conditional No ObjectionRecommendation: DNOC - CTMP further details for approval.; On mitigation by a CTMP, the proposal raises no significant road safety or network functionality issues.
Conditions requested: An appropriately worded planning condition would enable control to alleviate concerns associated with adverse impacts from increases in lorry traffic; preparation of a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) to manage transport activities, including operating hours; before and after monitoring of the road condition should be added into a CTMP; condition being applied to seek further details for approval of a CTMP
DEFA Inland Fisheries
Conditional No ObjectionFisheries, DEFA has no objection to this proposal providing the following conditions are met
Conditions requested: Works are conducted according to written method statements agreed in advance with the Inland Fisheries Section of the Fisheries Directorate, DEFA
DEFA Inland Fisheries
No ObjectionDEFA Fisheries have no concerns in relation to this development from a fisheries perspective, provided that there is no adverse effect on the adjacent watercourse
German Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMy Commissioners have no objection to this application, however they are concerned that a covenant which is in place and has not been discharged
DOI Highways Drainage
ObjectionRecommendation: Additional information required with regard to the private drainage arrangements to prevent surface water runoff from draining onto the public highway.
DOI Highways Drainage
No ObjectionAfter visiting the site and reviewing the proposals, we are satisfied that there will not be an increase in surface water runoff from the site onto the public highway.
DEFA Minerals
No CommentI confirm that I have no comments to make regarding the Pas listed with regard to minerals.
