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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Application No. : 24/00856/C Applicant : Manx Utilities Authority Proposal : Additional use of land for parking/storage of vehicles associated with Manx Utilities Site Address : Sulby Primary Sub Station Clenagh Road Sulby Isle Of Man

Planning Officer: Peiran Shen Photo Taken : Site Visit : Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation

Recommendation

Recommended Decision:

Permitted Date of Recommendation: 29.08.2024 __

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

C 1. 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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

C 2. This approval is only related to the parking and storage of vehicles by or on behalf of Manx Utilities only.

Reason: the impact assessment is based on the planning statement and the principle is only acceptable because of it.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The proposed parking spaces have no negative impact on the operation of the substation and the character of the area.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to the documents, planning statement, location plan, site plan, aerial photos, building floor plan, parking layout plan and photos which have been received on 23rd July 2024 __

Interested Person Status - Additional Persons

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None __

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE 1.1 The site is Sulby Primary Sub Station, Clenagh Road, Sulby

2.0 THE PROPOSAL 2.1 The proposal is the use of some areas within the substation for parking.

2.2 The planning statement says that access to the substation is controlled by a gate. Employees of MUA may access the substation in their vehicles to access MUA's work vehicle and vice versa.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 There are no previous applications considered materially relevant to this application.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY Site Specific 4.1 The site is within an area not zoned for development on the 1982 Development plan

Strategic Policy 4.2 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application: o General Policy 2 (b), (c), (g), (h) (k)

PPS and NPD 4.3 No Planning Policy Statement or National Policy Directive is applicable to this application.

5.0 OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS Strategy and Guidance 5.1 Manual for Manx Roads provides best practice and technical details of how to ensure highways are accessible, safe, inclusive and serviceable.

6.0 REPRESENTATIONS 6.1 Lezayre Parish Commissioners has no objection to this application (14.08.2024). The comment requires a 7.5-tonne weight limit for the vehicles.

6.2 DoI Highway Services does not oppose this application (26.07.2024). The comment states that there is 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.

7.0 ASSESSMENT 7.1 The main considerations for this application are the principle of the development, its impact on the character and street scene of the area and highway safety.

Principle of the Development 7.2 The proposal is for parking within utility infrastructure for the benefit of the daily operation of the utility company. The size of the parking area is moderate and the nature of parking is for company and employees' vehicles. Therefore, it is considered that the additional parking space would not interfere with the substation itself and its principle is acceptable.

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Visual Amenities 7.3 The substation is already of a practical character and the additional parked cars are not considered to have any adverse impact on the character of its surroundings.

Highway Safety 7.4 As there is no objection from highway services, it is considered that the impact on the highway is considered acceptable.

8.0 CONCLUSION 8.1 The proposed parking spaces have no negative impact on the operation of the substation and the character of the area. The proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan. Therefore, it is recommended for an approval.a

9.0 INTEREST PERSON STATUS 9.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons: (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf); (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material; (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure; (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (f) the local authority in whose district the land which the subject of the application is situated; and (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.

9.2 The decision-maker must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status. __

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.

Decision Made : Permitted

Date: 29.08.2024

Determining officer Signed : J SINGLETON

Jason Singleton

Principal Planner

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