17 December 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Unit 7c, South Quay Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5at
The proposal involves attaching double twisted GalMac® and PoliMac® coated steel woven wire mesh netting directly to the rock face above industrial yards 3-5 at South Quay Industrial Estate to mitigate risks of minor rockfall events, following a 2023 geotechnical survey.
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The officer determined there is an overriding national need under General Policy 3(g) to protect life and property from rockfall risks identified in the 2023 GroundSolve geotechnical survey, with no r…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/scale/design, not adversely affect landscape character, wildlife, amenity, or safety risks. Officer assessed the netting as respecting the industrial cliff edge context, blending visually, no amenity/ecology harm, and enhancing safety.
General Policy 3
Permits development outside zoned areas only for overriding national need with no alternative. Officer found rockfall safety protection for occupied industrial yards constitutes such need, supported by geotechnical survey.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside unless overriding national need outweighs protection. Safety mitigation on unstable cliff outweighed countryside protection, with no adverse landscape or ecology effects.
Environment Policy 5
Protects ecology and habitats. No adverse impact on rock face wildlife, according with policy.
Environment Policy 28
Prohibits development at risk from or increasing ground instability unless precautions taken. Netting directly mitigates existing rockfall risk to below yards, reversing instability policy application.
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 objection / Highway Services HDC has no interest
No objections
Highway Services HDC states they have no interest (NHI) in application 24/91135/B, indicating no highway-related concerns.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: 24/91135/B
