16 June 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Spaldrick House, Bradda Road, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6pq
The proposal involves adding a roof cowl for the commercial kitchen extractor on the north elevation of a new 72-bedroom residential care home being built on the site of the former Spaldrick House, which has been demolished.
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The officer assessed the visual impact, noting the cowl's visibility in the streetscene from upper Bradda Road but minimal due to its rear north elevation location and reading in conjunction with the …
General Policy 2
Sets general standards for acceptable development. Officer assessed the proposal against this for overall acceptability in a Proposed Residential area, finding it compliant due to minimal visual and amenity impacts.
Environment Policy 22
Permits development only where it would not unacceptably harm the environment or amenity of nearby properties. Tested for visual impact on streetscene and neighbour amenity (noise/smells from cowl), concluded no unacceptable harm given distances and location.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no Highways Interest
Highway Services HDC states no highway interest in application 23/00355/B. A private resident objects due to concerns over cooking smells, noise, fire safety, and corrosion from the proposed roof cowl.
Key concern: fire risks to roof void in nursing home from kitchen extractor conduit lacking suppressant measures
Highway Services HDC
No CommentHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: 23/00355/B
1 Meadowfield resident
ObjectionThe cowl should be described as an extractor hood as that is its function.; what steps have been taken to extract the cooking smells at the kitchen level so they are not drawn up to the roof and dissipated around the ridge level... blown... over all the residential properties on Meadowfield; no removal of smells at source in the kitchen but is structured to disseminate them over the buildings neighbours; what fire suppressant measures have been established throughout the whole of the roof void?; the roof void must be given its own fire control system to avoid death and destruction; sourcing of a more suitable kitchen extractor unit and what steps will be undertaken to secure the whole roof void with its own fire suppressant system
