12 February 2009 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Kirby Farm, Vicarage Road, Braddan, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4la
The proposal involves building five light industrial starter units on a site previously used for agriculture but approved for change of use to light industrial/storage via prior appeal decision.
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The principle of light industrial development was accepted due to prior approval at appeal of 06/01170/C for change of use of part of Kirby Farm including this site to light industry/storage/warehousi…
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with zoning and other policies, respecting site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design/landscaping, no adverse effects on landscape/townscape, amenity, highways, or traffic safety. Officer assessed proposal complies due to prior established industrial use, screening minimising visual/amenity impact, no highways objection, and conditions ensuring safe access/parking.
Business Policy 1
Encourages growth of employment opportunities if according with Plan policies. Officer noted proposal supports employment via light industrial starter units on site with established industrial permission.
Business Policy 2
Designates land for industrial development considering scale, transport, labour proximity, utilities. Officer found site suitable given draft Braddan Plan industrial zoning (though abandoned), prior approvals, and no utility/highway issues.
Business Policy 5
On industrial zoned land, permits industrial/storage/distribution (no retailing except specific cases). Officer confirmed light industrial starter units conform to permitted uses established by prior appeal.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to the erection of a block of five industrial starter units as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings 1023/60/01, 1023/60/04 and 1023/60/05 all received on 19th December 2008.
Parking completion
Prior to the occupation of any of the light industrial units the hard standing, including the parking layouts to the front of the units are to be completed to allow the required parking provisions to be used, in accordance with the required standard of the Department of Transport Highway Division.
No outside storage
No outside storage of materials associated with the use hereby approved, is permitted within the site.
No lighting without approval
No external lighting shall be affixed to any building or otherwise erected within the site without the prior approval of the Planning Authority.
Operating hours
The premises shall be in operation for the purposes hereby approved, only within the hours of 07.00 and 19.00hrs Monday to Friday, 07/00 and 13.00 hours on a Saturday and at no time on a Sunday.
No objection
Do not oppose / No objection
Interest expressed; no comment on merits but request informative note on utilities (underground cables/overhead lines, electricity supply)
Highways Division and Braddan Parish Commissioners raised no objection to the application; Manx Electricity Authority requested standard utility conditions; multiple local residents objected due to increased traffic and safety concerns.
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThere are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application; See Note 1&2
Conditions requested: Applicant must contact the Authority; Contact Network Operations Department (Tel. 687687) 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; Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents (Tel. 687766) before any work is carried out on site; All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 & GS6; Contact the M.E.A. Planning Department (Tel. 687781) to discuss the electricity supply for this application; MEA requires 24 hours unrestricted access to the cables in the Public Highway
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners had no objection to the following planning applications: ... PA08 02311 - Kirby Estates Ltd - Construction of 5No industrial "starter" units - Kirby Farm Vicarage Road Braddan
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo Not Oppose
