19 January 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Plot 3b, Middle River Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1al
Continent 8 Technologies PLC applied to install three air handling units (9.3m high, projecting 9.6m from the rear, operating at up to 83.9dB(A)), two cooling condensers (3.4x1.1x2.4m, 400mm from rear boundary), and a transformer (3.4x2.7x2.7m, projecting 3.5m) in the rear yard of their single-storey data centre units …
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The officer considered the visual impact and amenity effects as fundamental issues. The air handling units, protruding 1.6m above the ridge line, would be partially visible from the road and steam rai…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting/scale/design, does not harm townscape character, amenity, road safety, or habitats, and considers energy efficiency. The officer tested visual impact (siting/scale not incongruous), amenity/noise (acceptable in industrial area), and character (typical for data centre). No issues with other criteria like highways or ecology.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no objection (12/01/2016)
do not oppose (24/12/2015)
Douglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposal. DOI Highways Division do not oppose.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposals.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO
