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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Application No. 20/00180/B Applicant : Onchan Pensioner Social Club Proposal Erection of clubhouse and the levelling and formation of two football pitches Site Address Fields 534017 & 534018 Blackberry Lane Onchan Isle Of Man
Case Officer :
Mr Chris Balmer Photo Taken :
Site Visit :
Expected Decision Level Planning Committee
Recommendation
Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation 22.05.2020
Conditions and Notes for Approval
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
C 1. 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.
C 2. Prior to the commencement of any works and detail plan showing how the 51 parking spaces are to be formally laid out shall be submitted and approved by the Department and this approved scheme shall be completed prior to the use of either the clubhouse or two pitches, kept permanently available for the parking of vehicles associated with the club/s and retained thereafter.
Reason; to ensure sufficient off road parking spaces are provided on site and in the interests of highway safety.
C 3. Only junior players not exceeding 18 years of age shall use the pitches (excluding coaches etc) hereby approved. No senior matches shall be played on the pitch.
Reason: Permission has been granted on the basis for Onchan AFC only.
C 4. The existing field boundary which separates Fields 534017 & 534018 as shown on plan OAFC_IOM_124 shall be retained.
Reason: In the interest of visual amenities of the site/area.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason.
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The application is considered to support the Onchan FC and residents of the area and IOM as a whole, providing a much need facility. Weight is attached that there is also an extant planning approval on this site and while this development increases the amount of pitches on the site, it is considered it does in a more sensitive way, compared to the original approved scheme. While the development will have a visual impact (any development would); it is considered the proposal proposed would not significantly or adversely affect the visual amenities of the area. The proposal would also have no significant adverse impact upon neighbouring amenities or upon highway safety. According the proposal is considered acceptable and complies with the relevant IOMSP policies. The application is recommended for an approval.
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings reference numbers OAFC_IOM_121 REV A, OAFC_IOM_122, OAFC_IOM_123, OAFC_IOM_124 REV A, OAFC_IOM_125 REV A, OAFC_IOM_126 REV A and OAFC_IOM_127 all received on 14 February 2020.
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Interested Person Status - Additional Persons
It is recommended that the following persons should not be given Interested Person Status as they are not considered to have sufficient interest in the subject matter of the application to take part in any subsequent proceedings and are not mentioned in Article 6(4):
6 Croit Ashlish, Blackberry Lane, Onchan (23.03.2020, 26.03.2020 & 27.03.2020) Kilronan, 55 Brunswick Rd (22.05.2020) 23 Ballahane Close, Port Erin (26.03.2020 & 27.03.2020) 33 Mount View Road, Onchan (19.03.2020) 5 Groudle View Onchan (27.03.2020) 25 Baldrine park, Baldrine (25.03.2020) 8 Alberta Drive Onchan (26.03.2020) 24 Groudle Road Onchan (22.03.2020) 16 Howstrake Drive, Onchan (27.03.2020) 73 Wybourn Grove, Onchan (27.03.2020) 16 Snaefell Crescent, Onchan (27.03.2020) 47 Briarfield Avenue, Onchan (30.03.2020) Isle of Man Football Association Junior Football League - 8 Park Close , Glen Vine (30.03.2020 & 14.02.2020) Isle of Man Football Association - The Bowl, Douglas (14.02.2020) No address given (28.03.2020) 1 Harcroft Terrace, Douglas (28.03.2020) 165 Royal Avenue, Onchan (unknown) 6 Highfield Crescent, Onchan (27.03.2020 & 02.04.2020) 40 Summerhill Road, Onchan (27.03.2020) Unknown address - sent via Onchan Commissioners (27.03.2020) 14 Ashley Park, Onchan (01.04.2020) Aughton Leigh, Mount Rule Road, Strang, Douglas (04.03.2020) 14 Hackett Close, Onchan (07.03.2020) Ballabunt Farm, Cooil Road, Douglas (08.03.2020) 10 Birch Hill Avenue, Onchan (13.03.2020) 112 Summerhill Road, Onchan Named contributor (address unknown)
As they are not within 20m of the application site and the development is not automatically required to be the subject of an EIA by Appendix 5 of the Strategic Plan, in accordance with
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paragraph 2B of the Policy; they do not refer to the relevant issues in accordance with paragraph 2C of the Policy; and as they have not explained how the development would impact the lawful use of land owned or occupied by them and in relation to the relevant issues identified in paragraph 2C of the Policy, as is required by paragraph 2D of the Policy.
Douglas Old Boys AFC (06.04.2020) They do not refer to the relevant issues in accordance with paragraph 2C of the Policy; and as they have not explained how the development would impact the lawful use of land owned or occupied by them and in relation to the relevant issues identified in paragraph 2C of the Policy, as is required by paragraph 2D of the Policy. __
Officer’s Report
THIS APPLICATION IS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE AS THE PROPOSED USE IS CONTRARY TO THE LAND USE DESIGNATION ALTHOUGH RECOMMENDED FOR AN APPROVAL
1.0 SITE 1.1 The application site is comprised of two fields (No.534017 & No.534018). the site is to the south of Governers Hill Roundabout, between Summerhill Glen and Blackberry Lane.
1.2 Planning approval was granted in 2012 for the creation a football pitch and erection of a club house to provide changing facilities and car parking. This application was commenced. The site is used for football activities, although the football pitches are not formally laid out, the site is used for training purposes.
2.0 PROPOSAL 2.1 The application seeks approval for erection of clubhouse and the levelling and formation of two football pitches for use by Onchan AFC.
2.2 The proposed two football pitches are proposed to be sited in each of the two fields, with the existing mature boundary hedgerow/landscaping which currently divides the fields being retained. The orientation of the pitches differs compared to the original approval, where the single pitch ran on each fields and required the removal of the boundary feature. The current proposal includes less cut and fill on the site (albeit an additional pitch is now proposed), which is required due to the topography of the site which runs downwards from the north boundary to the southern boundary.
2.3 The new clubhouse (20m x 11.4m) is slightly larger than what was originally approved clubhouse (17.1m x 7.1m) given there are now requirements to provide more accommodation for match officials, different genders, bigger social area and welfare facility. These facilities are required to enable the club to benefit from financial support from the FA. The proposed clubhouse would be sited on a very similar footprint to the approved clubhouse and would still be located north and near to the existing clubhouse (Douglas High School Old Boys AFC) and their pitches to the south.
3.0 PLANNING POLICY 3.1 The site is partly within Onchan and partly within Douglas. In terms of land use designation the eastern section is "Open Space for Particular Purposes" under the Onchan Local Plan and the western part is "Area of Open Space - Public Open Space" under the Douglas Local Plan.
3.2 Under the currently Draft Area Plan for the East maps, the site is designated as "Open Space for Particular Purposes". However, the Planning Policy Team in the Cabinet Office have provided an update making the following comments:
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"It was agreed at the Inquiry that we would annotate all green spaces with their existing uses in the same way as other extant plans have. Unfortunately we have not produced the revised maps as of yet and nor was every change listed in Schedule of Mapping Amendments. However, in this case the site will be annotated as a playing field.
The site in question is also included within the amended Green Gap Map. This was intentional to keep the area open while enabling their continued recreational use. The same designation has been made to the pitches at Ballafletcher that are also included within the Greater Douglas- Strang-Union Mills Green Gap."
3.3 As the Draft Area Plan for the East has not yet being adopted the existing Douglas/Onchan Local Plan take precedence, although some weight is attached to the comments outlined in par 3.2 above.
3.4 The following policies of the IOMSP are relevant to consider:
3.5 General Policy 3 states: "Development will not be permitted outside of those areas which are zoned for development on the appropriate Area Plan with the exception of: (a) essential housing for agricultural workers who have to live close to their place of work; (Housing Policies 7, 8, 9 and 10); (b) conversion of redundant rural buildings which are of architectural, historic, or social value and interest; (Housing Policy 11); (c) previously developed land(1) which contains a significant amount of building; where the continued use is redundant; where redevelopment would reduce the impact of the current situation on the landscape or the wider environment; and where the development proposed would result in improvements to the landscape or wider environment; (d) the replacement of existing rural dwellings; (Housing Policies 12, 13 and 14); (e) location-dependent development in connection with the working of minerals or the provision of necessary services; (f) building and engineering operations which are essential for the conduct of agriculture or forestry; (g) development recognised to be of overriding national need in land use planning terms and for which there is no reasonable and acceptable alternative; and (h) buildings or works required for interpretation of the countryside, its wildlife or heritage."
3.6 Recreation Policy 1 states: "Area Plans should incorporate an assessment of the indoor and outdoor sport and recreation needs of the plan area, and the wider context and include proposals to: o retain existing sporting facilities and open space provision unless alternative provision of equivalent community benefit and of equivalent or better accessibility is made available; o identify suitable sites to make good any deficiency in provision both for existing and future residents of the area; and o ensure appropriate provision is made as part of any proposed residential development, in accordance with the Open Space Standards set out in Appendix 6 to the Plan, related to the needs generated by the development, unless the specific housing provision within the development justifies a reduced provision in relation to specific types of open space requirement."
3.7 Recreation Policy 2 states: "Development which would adversely affect, or result in the loss of Open Space or a recreation facility that is or has the potential to be, of recreational or amenity value to the community will not be permitted except in the following circumstances: (a) where alternative provision of equivalent community benefit and of equivalent or better accessibility is made available; and (b) where there would be an overall community gain from the development, and the particular loss of the open space or recreation facility would have no significant unacceptable effect on local open space or recreation provision or on the character or amenity of the area."
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3.8 Transport Policy 1 states: "New development should, where possible, be located close to existing public transport facilities and routes, including pedestrian, cycle and rail routes."
3.9 Transport Policy 4 states: "The new and existing highways which serve any new development must be designed so as to be capable of accommodating the vehicle and pedestrian journeys generated by that development in a safe and appropriate manner, and in accordance with the environmental objectives of this plan."
3.10 Transport Policy 7 states: "The Department will require that in all new development, parking provision must be in accordance with the Department's current standards.
The current standards are set out in Appendix 7."
4.0 PLANNING HISTORY 4.1 12/00016/B - Creation of a football pitch, erection of a club house to provide changing facilities and associated car parking- APPROVED by the Council of Ministers.
4.1.1 This application was considered by the Council of Ministers as at the time the Planning Department where part of DOI who also owned the land. The Planning Inspector who considered this scheme did recommend the application be refused; due to concerns of the harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area (namely clubhouse & carpark) and the uncertainly about the need for the proposed facilities contrary to RP2 of the IOMSP. The Inspector found no issues with the potential impact upon neighbouring amenities or traffic/parking associated with the development.
4.1.2 However, COMIN did not agree with this recommendation as they felt the Inspector had; "...under-valued the positive social benefits brought by encouraging the Island's young people to participate in sports and recreation.".
4.1.3 Further, they commented: "Council also considered the Inspector's comments on the uncertainly surrounding the new pitches that would shortly become available at Bemahague School. Council noted that no definitive information from the Department of Education and Children regarding the use of the new pitches had been made available to the Inspector and that no evidence was presented to confirm, or otherwise, whether Onchan AFC would be able to use the new pitches. Council were concerned about the uncertainty that the lack of guaranteed availability would create for Onchan AFC and noted that the application would provide the Club with certainty for the foreseeable future.".
4.1.4 In conclusion they approved the application subject to the conditions the Inspector had listed, including a condition (6) which sought the football pitch not be used by anyone exceeding 18 years old i.e. only junior players and no senior matches.
4.1.5 This application has been confirmed by the Enforcement Team that works have commenced on the site and therefore the application is still valid.
4.2 18/01268/C - Temporary use of football ground and facilities as a camp site for the duration of the both the TT Festival and IOM Festival of Motorcycling - APPROVED.
5.0 REPRESENTATIONS 5.1 Copies of representations received can be viewed on the government's website. This report contains summaries only.
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5.2 Onchan District Commissioners initially sought a deferral (18.03.2020) seeking more information with regard to parking provision.
5.2.1 Following these comments an additional deferral was sought (03.04.2020), indicating that which they support such facility they seek more information from the applicant regarding parking provision (as was approved under application 12/00016/B which showed 51 spaces) for this site and as a overspill for DHSOB's site. Also comment measures taken to alleviate the current surface water drainage issues being experienced and reported periodically adjacent Blackberry Lane.
5.2.2 The applicants provided additional information and consequently the Commissioners final comments where they recommend an approval (16.04.2020).
5.3 Highway Services made the following initial comments (17.04.2020): "Whilst the principle of development is acceptable, a key issue with creating a larger clubhouse is the need for adequate parking to be provided. The application form states 65 spaces but there is no evidence on the drawings that this can be achieved. Based on the dimensions of the car park as shown on dwg OAFC IOM 124, it would appear the car park can accommodate in the region of 40 vehicles. In order to progress this application, further detail is required of the car parking arrangement showing parking for 65 vehicles. I therefore await this information prior to final comments.
Recommendation: DEFER"
5.3.1 Following additional information, namely a rough parking plan Highway Services made the following comments (29.04.2020): "Taking into account the additional information presented by the applicant it is understood the club house will be 10 feet larger to accommodate female officials.
The car park is an existing car park which has been used for 4 years, apparently without incident or complaint.
It is also better understood in terms of the 65 parking spaces provided by the football club (49 spaces) and a further 16 spaces on the Old Boys Site.
Whilst there maybe peaks in parking demand with future events / competitions where traffic generations are higher than average, it is accepted that this problem has not occurred as yet and would be proactively managed flexibly by the club should a spike in demand occur.
In terms of the day to day, the training times for the different age groups does not appear to overlap with the training for the Old Boys therefore reducing the likelihood of parking displacing out onto the public highway.
As a result of the above, I am satisfied that the parking provision is adequate and therefore support the proposals on the assumption that the 16 spaces remain available as and when required.
Recommendation: DNOC"
5.4 Comments have been received the majority being in support and objecting to the application, of which are all available in full on the planning web site. However these are summarised as:
Object 5.4.1 Objections are summarised as:
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o Concerns raise of surface water from drainage ditch (outside site) which runs along public footpath which results in water running over Summerhill Road, was cause by removal of natural hedge and commencement of car park; o Currently unfinished car park, shipping containers has all affected wildlife; o Where is equipment going to be store i.e. lawn mowers etc, will they be kept in shipping containers or further buildings; o Development will impact wildlife, original application consider one pitch would enable greater level of wildlife on site; o Additional traffic and parking congestion given there would be three football pitches in close proximity; o Last application was approved that only junior players not exceeding 18 years of age shall use the pitch and no senior matches; and o Appears to be some confusion which I would appreciate clarification on the planning application 20/00180/B regarding the two fields owned by Government. Onchan Pensioners Social Club have applied to have 2 football pitches and Clubhouse on these fields why have Onchan Pensioners Social Club applied for this and who will be responsible for the Public liability insurance.
Support 5.4.2 Supporting comments are summarised as: o Onchan AFC for years have provided children taught children teamwork, sport, fitness, fun and discipline o Facilities will provide parents to help with events; o The club is already establishes at this site; o Sport/football on the island means so much to people; o Governments Manx Sport and Recreation Policy is a key target to get more people into the community sports clubs and by allowing applications such as this to go ahead it will help the club be able to contribute to getting more kids active and playing sport; o Onchan AFC is a fantastic club which is already well established which I and all the other members the club are proud to be apart. It is constantly growing we have over 60 kids for junior leagues; o never had proper facilities to train at as we would constantly hire at various venues to play football. Sometimes training sessions would get cancelled due to not having a venue! For the new generation of players coming through, it would be beneficial for them to have their own clubhouse and place to go where they can feel comfortable and express themselves playing football; o Using other locations has also brought increasing amounts of pressure on the volunteer coaches; o this planning application is something that should be granted without question due to the way in which it absolutely meets the needs of the community in which it is serving; o One of the biggest issues for the Island in present times is that of mental health, physical activity is something that is seen as being essential to good mental health; o The levelling of the pitches is an obvious and necessary improvement while the plans for the proposed new clubhouse look excellent, offering up-to-date facilities for the players and committed followers; o Having played at several grounds on the island, I have always found that the training and playing facilities at Onchan have not been on par with many others, despite the size of the junior setup and the residential population as a whole. o the facilities outlined in the application would not only bring countless benefits to the club, but to the entire Onchan community also; o As I coach the girls more and it would be fabulous to have changing facilities and toilets for the girls as we have ages from age 5 to 16; and o I feel the clubhouse and football pitches are a necessity for the future of Onchan, our children.
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5.5 Isle of Man Football Association Junior Football League make the following supportive comments (30.03.2020): "The IOMFAJFL have almost 1700 registered players and almost 200 of them play for Onchan, making them one of the biggest junior clubs, they also have several members active on the management committee helping to administer the biggest participation sport on the Island.
On a Sunday the biggest problem the Junior League has is finding suitable venues, we already hire every school astro pitch (4), Bemahague 3G pitch and the Bowl. The most challenging age group to accommodate is the U16's who play 11 a side on, wherever possible, grass pitches. Due to the lease on their current pitch Onchan are unable to use the pitch at Onchan Stadium on a Sunday and so have to use one of our pitches or play every game at the opponent's pitch.
It is vital to the growth of junior football and to the development of the players that more pitches become available.
Onchan AFC itself is also an active part of the Onchan Community, and I am sure the clubhouse would be the focal point of the community.
We as a league fully support this application."
5.6 Isle of Man Football Association comments they support the application and they are aware that the club is liaising with the Football Foundation to look to gain financial support towards the project. They comment Onchan have grown to be one of the largest FA Community football clubs on the island offering football from U6's through to veterans and this facility project will help maintain and further grow membership within the club.
6.0 ASSESSMENT 6.1 The principle issues relating to this application are; the principle of the use of the site; potential visual impact of the development; potential impacts upon neighbouring amenities and potential impacts upon highway safety/parking provisions.
Principle of the use of the site 6.2 As outlined in the currently land use designated the site is not designated for the proposed use. However, given the previous application was approved for a single pitch and a clubhouse and this application has been commenced and could be completed, if the applicants wished; this gives significant material weight, that the current proposal is also acceptable in terms of land use.
6.3 Additional weight is attached that when the Draft Area Plan maps are updated, the Planning Policy Team have confirmed this site will be designated as a playing filed.
6.4 Finally, the IOMSP seeks such facility to be provided within existing settlements close to various modes of transport and this proposal would tick these aims as well. It should also be noted that within Onchan or Douglas there are no similar suitable sites for such a development.
6.5 For these reasons the proposed use of the site for the faculties proposed are considerable acceptable once again, and would provide an overall community gain from the development and complying with RP 1 & 2.
Potential visual impact of the development 6.6 There are two aspects to this issue, the clubhouse and the works associated with creating the two pitches.
6.7 In terms of the clubhouse, the appearance would be similar to the previously approved clubhouse, albeit slightly larger in terms of footprint and taller (pitched roof, instead of a shallow hopped roof). While larger, it is considered the design and finished (timber cladding) is
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actually an improvement over the previously approved clubhouse, which had little architectural interest. This proposal positioned north of the existing club house (Douglas Old Boys) and with mature landscaping in-between, will help the building site neatly in the site and would not have a significant visual impact to the site or nearby public views.
6.8 in relation to the two pitches, while the previous scheme include only one and therefore it could be considered the current proposal has a greater impact. However, the current two pitch proposal takes the existing topography of the site and existing field boundary landscaping into account more and in fact could be argued to be a more sensitive development. The previous approved pitch was located in the centre of the two fields (overlaps parts of the two fields proposed now) and required the removal of the existing mature field boundary and would have resulted in much greater earthworks. This proposal does not to the same extent. It is likely in time once the works have been completed the two pitches will have little visual impact being low level forms of development. The aspects which will be more apparent are football goals and similar structures associated with football. However, it is not considered these would cause such an adverse impact to warrant a refusal.
6.9 It could also be argued that will the site would no longer be a open field, it would still retain as "green gap" which has always been a concern with this site and adjoin areas, i.e. to ensure the edges of Douglas and Onchan do not adjoin by built development. This proposal will likely help reinforce this "green gap" in future generations.
6.10 It is also noted the applicants planted a number of trees along the northern boundary of the site a number of years ago, which in the medium to long term will screen large parts of the site form public views to the north.
Impact on neighbours 6.11 The closet residential neighbour is Sunnyside House & Sunnyside & Lodge on Victoria Road to the west of the site with The Summerhill Glen in between (wooded area); these properties are approx. 70m away from the site boundary and 125m+ from the closest football pitch.
6.12 The proposed development would not result in a significant adverse impact upon the living conditions of neighbouring residents, give distance from the site, the heavily wooded area in-between which would screen views and reduce any noise levels.. In this respect, the proposal complies with GP2.
Potential impacts upon highway safety/parking provisions 6.14 There is an existing car park to serve the playing fields, which was created under the previous application. This is not formally marked out. The previous application included details of how the car park would be formally set out. Initially the current application did not provide the same level of details. However, it is considered important that such facilities are formally marked out, to ensure efficient use of parking spaces on the site. Normally without the spaces being formally laid, what results is person/s parking with greater gaps between vehicles and therefore results in the loss of parking spaces. Accordingly, the applicant did provide a copy of the previous parking plan (not to scale but same plan as approved) which Highway Services have based their comments on. A condition to any approval should be included which seeks additional details of how the 51 spaces are to be formally laid out prior to the use of the site. It is noted Highway Services comment that the site would have 49 spaces. The submitted plan does show 51 spaces on this site. The 16 spaces connected with the Douglas Old Boys lies outside the application site.
6.15 There is no objection in terms of highway safety to additional traffic using the access to the site onto Blackberry Lane.
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6.16 The applicants have also had confirmation form the Enforcement Team of DOI (i.e. parking wardens) that there have been no issues with person parking on Blackberry Lane.
6.17 Overall, from the comments made by Highway Services and with a condition requiring a plan showing how the formally laid out parking spaces (51 in total) are to be undertaken; it is considered this aspect is considered acceptable.
7.0 CONCLUSION 7.1 The application is considered to support the Onchan FC and residents of the area and IOM as a whole, providing a much need facility. Weight is attached that there is also an extant planning approval on this site and while this development increases the amount of pitches on the site, it is considered it does in a more sensitive way, compared to the original approved scheme. While the development will have a visual impact (any development would); it is considered the proposal proposed would not significantly or adversely affect the visual amenities of the area. The proposal would also have no significant adverse impact upon neighbouring amenities or upon highway safety. According the proposal is considered acceptable and complies with the relevant IOMSP policies. The application is recommended for an approval.
8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons: (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf); (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material; (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure; (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.
8.2 The decision maker must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status __
I confirm that this decision has been made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority afforded to it under the appropriate delegated authority.
Decision Made : ...Permitted... Committee Meeting Date:...08.06.2020
Signed :...S BUTLER... Presenting Officer
Further to the decision of the Committee an additional report/condition reason was required (included as supplemental paragraph to the officer report).
Signatory to delete as appropriate YES/NO See below
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Customer note
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PLANNING COMMITTEE DECISION 08.06.2020
Application No. : 20/00180/B Applicant : Onchan Pensioner Social Club Proposal : Erection of clubhouse and the levelling and formation of two football pitches Site Address : Fields 534017 & 534018 Blackberry Lane Onchan Isle Of Man
Principal Planner : Mr Chris Balmer
Presenting Officer SBUTLER
Addendum to the Officer’s Report
The recommendation to approve the application was endorsed by the Committee provided additional conditions were included to clarify that no approval was being given to allow for any storage units or lighting by this consideration.
C 5. For the avoidance of doubt no approval is hereby grand for any external floodlights to either pitch or attached to the clubhouse hereby approved. A further planning application would be required for such lightning.
Reason: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area.
C 6. No approval is hereby granted for the approval of any containers/storage units current within the site and such structures require additional planning approval.
Reason: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area
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