26 August 2020 · Planning Committee
The Yard, Stoney Mountain Road, Foxdale, Isle Of Man, IM4 3hj
The proposal seeks retrospective permission for a borehole installed about two years ago at the Cement Works in Chadwicks Plant Yard, Stoney Mountain Quarry, with an estimated depth of 50-100 metres and a manhole cover 0.85m above ground.
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The site is in an area not allocated for development under the Area Plan for the South, and the proposal does not meet exceptions in General Policy 3, but was permitted as the borehole is utilised in …
Spatial Policy 5
Directs new development to defined settlements; countryside development only per GP3. Site not allocated, but exception made due to existing business use.
General Policy 3
Provides exceptions to countryside development restrictions; proposal does not meet any, but approved on merits of minimal impact and existing use.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside and ecology; borehole has no adverse impact.
Environment Policy 4
Protects species and habitats; no adverse impacts identified.
Environment Policy 22
Prevents unacceptable harm from pollution, including groundwater; borehole itself compliant, abstraction not planning matter.
no objection to the application
do not oppose the application
no objection to the application
Inland Fisheries, Malew Parish Commissioners, and Highway Services raised no objections to the retrospective borehole application, while Environmental Protection Unit expressed concern about water extraction levels at the cement works site.
Key concern: level of water extraction as it’s for a cement works
Inland Fisheries
No ObjectionInland Fisheries do not have any concerns here either.; the planning applications are fine to go through from our perspective as we do not have the legislation to control abstraction.
Environmental Protection Unit
I agree, island aggregates should provide a hydrogeology assessment.; I’d be concerned about the level of water extraction as it’s for a cement works.
Conditions requested: island aggregates should provide a hydrogeology assessment
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMalew Parish Commissioners have no objections to the following Planning Applications:; 19/00397/S Cement Works, Chadwicks Plant Yard, Stoney Mountain Road Creation of a borehole (retrospective)
Highway Services Division
No ObjectionThe location of the borehole is a significant distance away from the public highway.; Highway Services does not oppose the application provided that the continued use of the borehole would not have an adverse impact on the stability of the public highway nearby.; Recommendation: DNO
