27 July 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
St. Johns Steel Services, Old Brick Works, Mines Road, Foxdale, Isle Of Man, IM4 3ex
St Johns Steel Works on Mines Road, Foxdale, sought full planning approval for two extensions to their existing tall workshop building: a larger extension matching the existing height (7.0m eaves, 9.8m ridge) replacing an older flat-roofed brick building and historic rear extension, and a smaller lean-to style extensio…
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 and Business Policy 5, finding it compliant as it respected the light industrial zoning and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, f…
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoned areas to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect character, amenity, highways, wildlife, or flooding risk. Officer assessed the extensions' scale (7.0m eaves/9.8m ridge matching existing), form (fitting comfortably), and finishes (matching profiled metal sheeting), finding no adverse impacts and an overall improvement.
Business Policy 5
Permits industrial development or storage/distribution on industrial-zoned land. The site is zoned 'Light Industrial' in Foxdale Local Plan, and the workshop/storage extensions directly accord with this use, with no issues raised.
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, noting the extensions were minor relative to the existing building and on a site that provided plenty of space for commercial vehicle parking and manoeuvring
no objection
Patrick Parish Commissioners raised no objection to the application after their meeting. Highways Division do not oppose the proposals due to the small scale of extensions and adequate parking.
Patrick Parish Commissioners
No Objectionno objection would be made
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 29.06.17; the proposals are considered acceptable
