18 January 2013 · Planning Committee
Units 1 To 11 Parville Court, Balthane Industrial Estate, Balthane, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2ah
The proposal involves the erection of two units previously permitted as storage but now intended for office use with associated facilities including toilets, located within the secure curtilage of an industrial estate.
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The site is zoned 'Predominantly Industrial Use' and 'Industrial/Business Park', where Business Policy 5 presumes against office uses, permitting only industrial development or storage/distribution.
Business Policy 5
Requires industrial or storage/distribution uses on industrial zoned land, no retailing except in specific cases not applicable here. Officer found exception justified due to ancillary estate management role, long tenure on site, and service to tenants/emergency services despite presumption against offices.
Business Policy 7
Directs new office space to town/village centres or approved business parks for corporate HQs without day-to-day callers. Site is industrial estate; exceptionally accepted as offices for estate operator with callers limited to on-site tenants.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the erection of two units for the use as office accommodation as shown in drawings Location Plan, 1183.1 and 1183.2 received 21st November 2012.
No objection subject to conditions on connection to public sewer, drainage works per Manx Sewers for Adoption, no surface water to foul sewers, and 21 days notice under Sewerage Act 1999.
Do not oppose as it has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications.
Do not object to this application.
Highways Division, Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority, and Malew Parish Commissioners all responded with no objection to application 12/01550/B, with the Water Authority requesting specific drainage conditions.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection: - subject to the following conditions; In accordance with the Sewerage Act 1999, a communication fees will be payable
Conditions requested: The proposed Conversion of Units 14 and 15 must be connected to the public sewer(s) in a manner acceptable to the Isle of Man Water & Sewerage Authority. All drainage works must conform to the requirements of “Manx Sewers for Adoption” and all necessary inspections/ surveys [including CCTV] are to be carried out at the developer’s expense.; There must be NO discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Isle of Man Water & Sewerage Authority and the Sewerage Act 1999.; Under section 4(3) of the Sewerage Act 1999 the applicant must give 21 days notice, in writing, to the Authority, prior to making any communication to the public sewer.
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThey do not object to this Application.
