26 April 2011 · Planning Committee
Land Adjacent To E B Christians And, White Hoe Industrial Estate, Old Castletown Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1qd
Manx Telecom Ltd proposed a phased six-hall data centre building measuring 99-113m long, 40-60m wide, and up to 9.4m high due to site levels, with a substation, 38 car parking spaces, cycle shelter, satellite dishes, and 2.4m green palisade fencing on part of a field at White Hoe Industrial Estate between Old Castletow…
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The site is zoned Area of Open Space or Woodland in the Douglas Local Plan 1998, making the development incompatible, but an extant permission (07/01212/B) for industrial estate layout allows three bu…
General Policy 3
Requires development to respect amenity and character; officer assessed visual impact as acceptable due to setbacks (69m from road), level differences (6-8.5m below road), and screening by approved industrial units.
Environment Policy 1
Protects environment from unacceptable harm; drainage discharge to watercourse raised concerns without prior DEFA licence, resolved by condition 10 requiring licence or alternative treatment.
Environment Policy 22
Addresses noise pollution; EPU recommended specific limits for plant/machinery, imposed as condition 9 to protect nearby residences.
Business Policy 5
Supports business development including storage/distribution in suitable locations; data centre accepted as storage/distribution use within approved industrial estate.
Transport Policy 1
Requires safe access and no highway harm; Highways confirmed no adverse impacts, parking meets standards.
Transport Policy 3
Parking provision; 38 spaces compliant with 1/100m² for storage/distribution.
Transport Policy 4
Access standards; conditions require phased provision.
Transport Policy 7
Cycling facilities; condition requires cycle shelter.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the erection of a six hall Data Centre and support facilities as shown in drawing numbers SC 1205/P/10-00, SC 1205/P/10-03, SC 1205/P/11-01, SC 1205/P/12-01, SC 1205/P/12-02, SC 1205/P/12-03, IM1059/P01 Rev: A and D397-LS01 date stamped 24th December 2010, SC 1205/P/10-01 Rev: A, SC 1205/P/10-02 Rev: A, SC 1205/P/10-04 Rev: A, SC 1205/P/10-05 Rev: A, SC 1205/P/10-06 Rev: A, SC 1205/P-14-03, SC 1205/P-14-04, SC1205/C/SK01, 19553-GL01-A1 issue A, 19553-TS010-A1 issue A, Klargester BioDisc details, ACS Gas Resistant Membrane detail, Satellite dish details, Air Handling Unit details and Chiller unit details date stamped 14th February 2011, SC 1205/P/12-04 Rev: A 11th March 2011, Design & Access Statement/Traffic Statement prepared by Savage and Chadwick date stamped 24th December 2010, Plant Noise Assessment date stamped 24th December 2011, and Ground Investigation Report prepared by Strata Surveys Limited dated 10th January 2011.
Materials approval
No development shall take place until samples of the facing, roofing and paving materials have been submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority, and thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Phased access provision
Each phase of the development shall not be occupied until the vehicular and pedestrian means of access for that phase have been constructed in accordance with the approved plans, and those means of access shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their respective purposes.
Phased parking provision
Each phase of the development shall not be occupied until the car parking and manoeuvring area for that phase have been provided in accordance with the approved plans, and those areas shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their respective purposes.
Cycle shelter
The building hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the cycle shelter has been provided in accordance with the approved plans, and those facilities shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their designated purpose.
Fencing colour approval
No development shall take place until details of the colour coating of the fencing have been submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority, and thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Landscaping scheme
No development shall take place until full details of the soft landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of each phase of development. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
Noise limits
The rating level of noise emitted from any plant or machinery including air handling units and chillers at the site shall not exceed: - Daytime (0700-2300 hrs) 45 dB LAeq, 1 hour at neighbouring residential premises - Night-time (2300-0700 hrs) 35 dB LAeq, 5 minute at neighbouring residential premises The measurements shall be made according to BS 4142:1997
Foul drainage
No development shall take place until the details of the discharge of the foul water have been approved by the granting of a discharge licence from the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture or details of an alternative method of treatment of foul water have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority, and implemented in full prior to occupation of the building hereby approved.
No objection
No adverse traffic impacts
No objection
