7 November 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
78, Balthane Park, Balthane, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2ax
The site is an end unit (Unit 78) in a recently built industrial estate in Balthane Park, Ballasalla, originally approved in 2019 for general industrial or storage uses. The proposal involves no footprint increase but adds a 80m² mezzanine for storage (internal works not requiring permission), three first-floor windows…
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The officer assessed the change of use from General Industrial (Class 2.3) to include Light Industrial Bakery (Class 2.2) as acceptable in land use terms within an existing industrial estate, complyin…
General Policy 2
Sets general standards for acceptable development including visual amenity (b, c) and other impacts (g). Officer assessed external windows/vents as minimal change to building appearance in industrial context, dominated by existing cladding/masonry.
Strategic Policy 1
Supports appropriate development in designated areas. Bakery use accepted as fitting industrial land use.
Environment Policy 22
Addresses amenity impacts. No objections from Environmental Health; industrial estate location prevents residential nuisance.
Environment Policy 23
Relevant to proposed change of use; assessed alongside ENV22 as compliant for light industrial bakery.
Business Policy 5 - Land zoned for industrial use
Supports business uses; dual industrial/bakery acceptable in industrial park.
Transport Policy 4
Concerns access/turning/parking; resolved by small-scale operation and Highway Services confirmation.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
No retail sales
No retail sales shall be undertaken from the site in conjunction with the additional bakery use, hereby permitted. Reason: A retail bakery use would contravene the permitted use of the site for industrial uses, and a specific planning approval would be required for such a use. Furthermore, the bakery is designed to supply the retail trade on a wholesale basis and insufficient space is available to undertake retail sales within the premises.
no objections
no opposition after concerns addressed on parking and deliveries
No objection; unlikely to cause nuisance to residential properties
Highway Services initially listed the application but later objected pending additional parking and delivery information; Malew Parish Commissioners and Environmental Health raised no objections.
Key concern: insufficient parking spaces for increased floor area per strategic plan 2016 guidelines
Highway Services HDC
ObjectionHDC currently oppose the application subject to the above items being addressed; the sqm floor area would require 5 spaces to strategic plan 2016 guide lines; The applicant should provide details and frequency of the delivery vehicles they will be using to deliver to/from the site including maximum size of the vehicles, and how they will not block the site access
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMalew Parish Commissioners have no objections to the following planning applications. 24/91052/B
Environmental Health Officer
No ObjectionNo Objection (no matters requiring conditions/legal agreement); The premises is located within an industrial estate, so would not be likely to cause a nuisance to any residential properties within the local area.
