25 September 2024 · Planning Committee
Mea Sub-Station, Malew Road, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 4ea
The proposal involves the additional use of land within the existing Castletown Primary Sub-Station on Malew Road, Castletown, for parking and storage of vehicles associated with Manx Utilities, accessed via a private lane shared with nearby residences.
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The Planning Committee declined the officer's recommendation for approval, determining that the additional traffic from the proposed parking would use a private lane shared by nearby residential prope…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b), (c), (g), (h), (k) requires development to respect amenity, character, highway safety, and avoid overdevelopment. The Committee found the proposal failed (g) and (h) due to adverse amenity impacts from traffic on the shared lane and over-intensive use. The officer considered it compliant, but the Committee disagreed based on resident harm.
General Policy 3
General Policy 3 permits certain countryside uses including utility infrastructure. The officer found the additional parking within an existing substation acceptable under subsection (e) as it supported operations without interfering with the substation. The Committee did not explicitly contest this but refused on other GP2 grounds.
does not oppose this application... no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the substation access and parking area is existing, providing the vehicles are conditioned only to be of Manx Utilities ownership or associated to Manx Utilities
do not object (but not supporting either)
Highway Services Division has no objection subject to a condition restricting vehicle use to Manx Utilities; Castletown Commissioners object due to inadequate access lane conditions without upgrades; multiple local residents express concerns or objections over the unmade lane's suitability for increased heavy vehicle traffic.
Key concern: access lane unsuitable for increased heavy goods vehicle traffic
Highway Services Division
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the substation access and parking area is existing and there are a few passing places on the access road to the site for two-way passing of vehicles, providing the vehicles are conditioned only to be of Manx Utilities ownership or associated to Manx Utilities.
Conditions requested: vehicles are conditioned only to be of Manx Utilities ownership or associated to Manx Utilities
Castletown Commissioners
ObjectionUnless the applicants plan is amended to include improvements to the access arrangements such as upgrading of the lane, my Board must OBJECT to this application as it stands.
Conditions requested: applicants plan is amended to include improvements to the access arrangements such as upgrading of the lane
