Eden Park Extension Planning Statement

Eden Park Limited

12 00243

14 February 2012

Ref. H/Site/TesD/Planning

Department of Infrastructure Planning Department Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas IM1 2SF

Bailapaddag Cooll Road Braddan Isle of Man IM4 2AF Tel: (01624 690010)

Dear Sirs

Re: Eden Park Garden Centre, Cooll Road, Braddan - Proposed Extension

Please find enclosed a detailed planning application to provide an extension to Eden Park Garden Centre. The purpose of the extension is to achieve the following:

Provide purpose built storage facilities to replace the lorry trailers currently being used (please see attached photographs showing the current arrangement).
To provide a garden machinery repair workshop on site to replace the facility which is currently located off site. This will secure this part of the business by integrating it into the garden centre and allowing it to function more efficiently.
To provide better weather protection to an existing canopied display area. This will allow the space to function all year round and thereby improve effective use of the existing space.

The existing arrangement to the south west side of the existing garden centre has evolved "organically" as the need has developed, this has resulted in a less than visually pleasing situation which the proposed extension will improve upon, not only for workers, but also visually in line with the quality of Eden Park.

The form of the proposed extension is very functional and adopts the existing barrel roof structure. To "reinforce" the image of the garden centre and recognise the location of the building, it is proposed that the extension will be clad in timber boarding as illustrated in the application drawings. The roof will be profiled steel sheet for ease of construction and low maintenance. Windows will be aluminium framed and doors will either be steel faced or sectional shutters depending on function.

In summary the proposed extension is required to address existing problems which the garden centre business currently experiences. The design is functional but is sympathetic to the garden centre image and the buildings location. The development will significantly tidy up the existing goods yard area by providing a bespoke storage facility. The development will not extend beyond the site boundaries of the existing garden centre which was approved by previous planning applications.

We trust we have provided sufficient information for this application to be considered, but should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the writer.

Yours faithfully

M. Riley

Directors: J E. Hornthuis M F Riley Registered in the Isle of Man Company No: 107876

{{image:41735}} Eden Park Garden Centre - Proposed Extension - Feb 2012 {{image:41736}} {{image:41737}} Existing offsite combined storage and workshop

{{image:41742}} Eden Park Garden Centre - Proposed Extension - Feb 2012 Existing Garden Centre buildings

A photograph showing the exterior of a large commercial glass building with a sign reading 'Eden Park' and cars parked in the foreground.

A grainy photograph showing an industrial yard with large metal sheds, shipping containers, and a forklift truck near a green gate.

A photograph of a commercial freight depot featuring shipping containers and a large arched warehouse building under an overcast sky.

Eden Park Garden Centre - Proposed Extension - Feb 2012 Existing storage facilities

A photograph showing a commercial site with a large 'Graylaw Freight Group' sign and warehouse-style buildings in the background, viewed from a grassy foreground.

A photograph showing a large, dark, curved-roof industrial or agricultural building (resembling a Quonset hut) adjacent to a rectangular office-style structure with a forklift in the foreground.

A photograph showing a commercial freight yard with large shipping containers and trailers parked on a wet paved surface.

Eden Park Garden Centre - Proposed Extension - Feb 2012 Existing covered display area

A photograph of an outdoor commercial site featuring a large metal canopy structure with a translucent roof. Signs for Graylaw Freight Group are visible in the background, along with plants and equipment in the foregr... — A photograph of an outdoor commercial site featuring a large metal canopy structure with a translucent roof. Signs for Graylaw Freight Group are visible in the background, along with plants and equipment in the foreground.

A photograph showing a large metal-framed canopy structure covering a yard area with stacked bags and pallets.

A grainy photograph showing a large steel-framed agricultural or industrial shed with a curved roof structure.

Interior photograph of a large garden center or nursery building featuring terracotta pots, stacked soil bags, and a small greenhouse structure under a high arched roof.

Eden Park Extension Planning Statement

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