25 September 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Sarah Corlett)
Seabourne, Mount Morrison, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1pn
The proposal involved installing an air source heat pump unit (1020mm wide x 1350mm high x 360mm deep) at ground floor level in the rear outlet of Seabourne, a three-storey terraced dwelling on Mount Morrison in Peel. The unit's noise levels were specified at 53 dBA sound pressure and 67.5 dBA sound power.
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The officer recommended refusal because there was insufficient information to determine the noise impact on neighbouring amenity, particularly given the unit's sound pressure level of 53 dBA at 1m and…
General Policy 2
GP2 requires development not to adversely affect amenity of local residents (g), respect surroundings in siting/scale (b), avoid harming townscape character (c), and reduce energy consumption (n). The officer found compliance with (b), (c), and (n) due to modest rear location and renewable energy benefits, but failure on (g) due to unassessed noise impact on neighbours despite calculations for applicant's own property. Energy Policy 4 supports renewables but requires weighing against environmental impacts like noise.
Environment Policy 4
Supports alternative energy sources judged against environmental policies; no EIA needed for this small-scale ASHP. Officer noted general support and energy efficiency benefits but these were outweighed by unmitigated noise impacts.
No specific comments detailed; listed under representations with no objection noted.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest in the application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 27.05.2020; NHI
