5 October 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Woodbourne Garage - P Christian, Unit 2, Peel Road Industrial Estate, Braddan, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4lf
The proposal involves Units 2 and 3 within a new development of 17 general industrial units on the former Parkinson's Yard site off Peel Road in Braddan, changing their use from general industrial to include garaging and storage of vehicles and small plant without any physical alterations to the buildings, which featur…
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The officer concluded that the additional use for garaging and storage of vehicles and small plant (Class 2.4) in existing industrial units is acceptable in principle as the site is zoned industrial u…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect landscape, amenity, habitats, access, road safety, or flood risk. Officer found proposal compliant as no external changes, no amenity or highway harm, site not at flood risk, and use fits industrial zoning.
Strategic Policy 4
Relevant to environmental protection. No adverse impact on wider environment or river identified.
Spatial Policy 5
Concerns townscape. No change to unit appearance preserves industrial character.
Strategic Policy 6 - Major employment-generating development
Supports appropriate development in zoned areas. Additional industrial storage use acceptable.
Strategic Policy 7
Economic development policy. Use promotes employment in industrial zone.
Strategic Policy 10
Transport related. Highways confirmed no issues.
Environment Policy 7
Protects watercourses. No impact on River Dhoo.
Environment Policy 10 - Development and flood risk
Flood risk. Site above flood areas per MUA map, no assessment needed.
Environmental Policy 22
Prohibits noise, vibration, etc. harming amenity. Conditions control noise; no current harm expected.
Business Policy 1
Encourages employment growth if policy compliant. Storage use supports this.
Business Policy 2
Designates industrial land considering scale, access, utilities. Site appropriate.
Business Policy 5
Limits non-industrial uses on industrial land. Class 2.4 storage permitted, no retail.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards (1 per 50m2). Communal parking adequate per Highways.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Hours of operation
The buildings shall be used only from Monday to Saturday inclusive and no activity or business shall be carried out therein on Sundays or Bank Holidays unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority.
Prohibited industrial processes
No industrial process shall be operated at these premises such as prescribed under the UK 'The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991, namely: 1. The production of fuel and power 2. Metal production and processing 3. Mineral industries 4. Chemical Industry 5. Waste Disposal & Recycling 6. Other Processes
Parking provision
The development hereby approved may not be occupied until such time as the associated parking and manoeuvring areas have been completed and set out as shown in the approved plans. Thereafter the parking spaces shall be kept free from obstruction and used only for the parking of vehicles.
No additional mezzanine
Notwithstanding the meaning of development in Section 6 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 or any act or revoking or re-enacting that Act, no mezzanine floor, other than those shown in the approved plans shall be constructed without a further application for planning permission being submitted and approved.
No external waste storage
No waste or any other such material shall be stored outside of the units unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. Any request to the Planning Authority shall provide details of the receptacles in which the material is to be stored and the length of time the storage is required.
Lighting scheme
No external lighting shall be permitted except that as approved as part of a lighting scheme to be submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority.
Noise limits
Noise levels from any plant, processes or equipment at the proposed industrial development measured at neighbouring residential premises including gardens, between the hours of 0700 - 2000 hrs (day-time) shall not exceed 50 dB LAeq, 1 hour; and noise levels from any plant, processes or equipment at the proposed industrial development measured at the external facade of neighbouring residential premises, between the hours of 2000 - 0700 hrs (night-time) shall not exceed 45 dB LAeq, 5 minute.
no objection
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
Highway Services HDC found no significant negative highway impact and does not oppose the application. Braddan Commissioners had no objection to the application.
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
Braddan Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners considered the planning applications listed below at their meeting on 31 August 2023. I can confirm that they had no objection to any of them
