31 May 2007 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Plot 3b, Middle River Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1al
The proposal involved changing the use of Units 3B, 3C and 3D within the Middle River Industrial Estate from light industrial and warehousing to a data centre for housing computer servers and related infrastructure, with minimal ancillary offices. External alterations were minor to accommodate chillers and generators.
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The site is within the Middle River Industrial Estate, zoned as light industrial in the Douglas Local Plan, making the change of use to a data centre with ancillary offices appropriate.
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 conversion of three light industry and warehousing units to a data centre with ancillary offices as shown in drawing numbers 07/381/4, 96/36/100(c) and 20/541/2(a) date stamped 8th March 2007, Letter from Continent 8 Technologies dated 7th March 2007.
Generators and chillers details
Prior to the commencement of works, details of the generators and chillers units to be installed shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the planning authority and thereafter the installation of the units shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Materials
No facing materials shall be used other than materials similar to those used on the existing building.
Car parking
The use of the building hereby permitted shall not be carried out until the car parking and manoeuvring areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans and those areas shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their respective purposes.
Do not oppose
No objection
Interest expressed; applicant must contact for water supply connection under byelaws (Note 3 for change of supply)
Comments received (fire safety matters noted as building control, not planning)
Douglas Corporation, IoM Water Authority, and Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service all expressed no objection to application 07/00449/B, with Water Authority requesting applicant contact for water supply compliance and Fire Service advising consultation on fire safety.
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.; 07/00449/B Conversion of three existing light industry and warehousing units, to a data centre with ancillary offices, Units 3B, 3C, 3D Middle River Industrial Estate
IoM Water Authority
No ObjectionFor a change in the supply to a premises (domestic or commercial) the applicant should contact the IoMWA Byelaws Inspector (Michael Karran), tel. 69 59 57; PA 07/00449/B | Units 3B, 3C&3D Middle River Industrial Estate, Douglas | Do Not Oppose
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes, or an amendment to the existing supply under the terms of the Water Supply Byelaws
Isle of Man Fire And Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionApplicant to consult with the Fire Safety Department for discuss fire safety matters within; Recommend: Approve
Conditions requested: Applicant to consult with the Fire Safety Department for discuss fire safety matters within
