27 June 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
Mannin Media, Media House, Cronkbourne, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4sb
The proposal involves installing a 2.4m tall security fence and gate around the site of Media House, an industrial building on Ballafletcher Road in Douglas, along with planting new hedges along the road frontage. The site is in an industrial area but on the edge of public open space.
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The key consideration was the impact on the character and streetscene of the area. The site is in an industrial setting but on the edge of public open space, and although the proposed 2.4m tall fence …
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Strategic Policy 3 from the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 is materially relevant. The officer considered the proposal's impact on character in an industrial area on the edge of open space and found the 2.4m fence acceptable with landscaping.
Spatial Policy 5
Strategic Policy 5 from the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 is materially relevant. Applied alongside other policies to assess overall acceptability in the industrial designation.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b), (c), (g), (m) from the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 requires consideration of amenity, character, highways and other factors. The officer tested visual impact and highway safety, finding no negative effects and compliance achieved.
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.
Landscaping scheme
All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the dwellings, whichever is the sooner. Any proposed or exiting trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. REASON: the landscaping of the site is an integral part of the scheme and must be implemented as approved.
no objection to this application (25.04.2023)
does not oppose this application (13.04.2023). There is no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
Highway Services HDC, Braddan Parish Commissioners, and Manx Utilities (MEA Electricity) all raised no objections to application 23/00380/B for erection of a security fence, with advisory notes on highway licences and utility cables.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised that Highway Licences may be necessary for any equipment and materials to be placed within the highway for the duration of the proposed works.
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners discussed the following planning applications at their meeting on 20 April and I can confirm that they had no objection to any of them:- PA23/00380/B - Erection of security fence - Media House, Ballafletcher Road, Cronkbourne, Isle of Man, IM4 4RA
Manx Utilities MEA Electricity
No ObjectionPlease be advised that there is a low voltage underground cable in the area of the proposed planning application.; For full assistance please contact our Cable Engineer... to discuss working practices around underground cables which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site.; Please contact the Manx Utilities for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents... 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.
