7 May 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Oil Depot, Mill Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1tb
Ellan Vannin Fuels Ltd proposed installing a 60,000L bunded and sealed fuel tank measuring 12.3m x 2.4m x 2.7m high within their established fuel depot at Mill Road Terminal, Peel, for loading fuel distribution vehicles, along with a 3-stage interceptor drain.
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The officer assessed the proposal as a low-key installation on land zoned for industrial use, acceptable in principle for the fuel depot operation.
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoned areas to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not harm landscape, amenity, wildlife, flooding, or road safety. Officer tested visual impact, amenity, flood risk, and water quality, finding the tank's industrial-scale subservience and protective measures compliant with criteria (b), (c), (d), (g), (i), (l).
Environment Policy 22
Prohibits development unacceptably harming environment/amenity via water pollution, airborne emissions, or noise/odour. Officer assessed sealed bunded tank and 3-stage interceptor as preventing pollution to surface water and nearby River Nebb, with no odour/visual harm, fully satisfying the policy.
Business Policy 5
Permits industrial/storage uses on zoned industrial land, excluding retailing. Officer noted the fuel tank supports depot operations on industrial-zoned land, establishing principle acceptability.
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.
Interceptor drain installation
The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the approved 3 stage interceptor drain has been installed within the road gulley in accordance with approved details. Reason: To safeguard the local water environment from pollution and to prevent adverse impacts upon the nearby watercourse.
No objection
