25 October 2004 · Planning Committee
Shoprite Ltd, Village Walk, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4ea
The proposal sought permission for various amendments to the previously approved Shoprite store at the former Nursery Hotel site on Nursery Avenue in Onchan. These included installing two 2500-litre oil tanks in a timber-screened enclosure at the rear, access steps, removal of one additional tree due to safety risks, i…
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The officer noted the site had prior approval under PA 98/01278/B for a supermarket, and these were minor amendments including oil tanks at rear (1.38m high, fenced), tree removal (agreed with DAFF as…
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the installation of oil tanks and fencing, removal of one tree, internal alterations, installation of ATM machine and alterations to the side and rear elevations all as shown in the drawings submitted 405/01, 06/Rev A and 07/Rev 2 all received on 4th June, 2004 and the information on noise and odour attenuation received on 23rd September, 2004 from Construction Design Limited.
Noise limits
The rating level of noise emitted from the plant shall not exceed LAeq, 1 hour - 40dB daytime (0700 - 2300) and LAeq, 5 minute - 30 dB night time (2300 - 0700) as measured at the boundary of number 33, Birch Hill Avenue. Prior to the installation of any of the equipment referred to below, the applicant must submit to the Environmental Protection Unit details of the noise generation levels at source of each piece of equipment together with attenuation measures to comply with the above levels. The EPU must be satisfied that the prescribed levels can be complied with prior to the installation of any of the said equipment. The rating level shall be measured and calculated in accordance with BS 4142:1997. Plant includes any refrigeration or ventilation plant and electricity substation.
Odour control
In order to prevent objectionable and offensive odours to local residents, the discharge stack for commercial kitchen exhaust systems shall discharge the extracted air not less than 1m above the roof ridge of any building within 20m of the building housing the commercial kitchen. Additional odour control measures shall be incorporated to prevent any adverse impact of odour to local residents such as either: i) fine filtration or ESP followed by carbon filtration (carbon filters rated with at least 0.1 second residence time) or ii) fine filtration followed by counteractant/neutralising system to achieve the same level of control as above.
no views, no adverse traffic impacts
recommend approval of oil tanks, internal alterations, ATM; no objection to door relocation; concerns on tree/vent noted but later recommended approval on review assuming EH monitoring
no objection to ATM subject to illumination (200 lux), knee recess (500x700mm), controls 750-1000mm high
Onchan Commissioners initially recommended approval of some amendments with concerns over tree removal and vents, later supporting approval on review; Highways Division and Disability Access Office raised no objections with technical advice; multiple local residents objected to vents, noise, smells, and tree removal.
Key concern: Non-compliance with tree protection condition 4 of PA 98/1278
Onchan Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionThe Commissioners would recommend that the following amendments be APPROVED (i) Installation of Oil Storage Tanks (ii) Internal alterations... (iii) Installation of cash machine; The commissioners are concerned, therefore, at this stage of the works, and dissapointed that this permission is being sought; the Commissioners are concerned that no indication has been given in respect of the purpose of the vents
Conditions requested: Prior to granting approval for vents, confirm condition 5 of PA 98/1278 is being conformed to
Onchan Commissioners
SupportThey would recommend that the application be approved on review; they assume the installations will be monitored to the satisfaction of Environmental Health
Highways Division
No ObjectionThe Highways Division... has no views on the following application, the application having been considered and having no adverse traffic impacts
Disability Access Office
No CommentThe area surrounding an ATM should have an illumination of at least 200 lux at floor level
