22 January 2015 · Director of Planning and Building Control (Department of Infrastructure)
Block A, Eden Business Park, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 2ay
The site is at Ballapaddag Industrial Estate (Eden Business Park), zoned as open space (agricultural) and high landscape value in the Braddan Parish District Local Plan 1991. The proposal involves amalgamating units A1-A4 into one unit of 954m² (including a new mezzanine) for Yesss Electrical Ltd's operations, includin…
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The site is zoned open space (agricultural) and high landscape value, so the proposal conflicts with SP1, SP2, GP3, and EP1 as it is outside zoned development areas and does not meet exceptions like o…
Strategic Policy 1
Requires optimising previously developed land, efficient site use, and utilising infrastructure. Proposal complies as it uses an unused building (previously developed land) near existing services, though not fully efficient due to mezzanine addition in non-redundant structure.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Restricts countryside development to exceptional cases in para 6.3. Site in countryside (unzoned agricultural); proposal fails as it does not qualify under exceptions.
General Policy 3
Opposes development outside zoned areas except listed cases like overriding national need (g) or previously developed land where redundant and improving landscape (c). Fails (c) as building not redundant (never used), no landscape improvement; fails (g) due to insufficient evidence of national need or no alternatives.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside unless overriding national need with no alternatives. Same test as GP3; fails for lack of evidence.
Business Policy 5
Restricts retailing on industrial land except for site-produced items or bulky goods not detracting from town centres. Noted as compatible in principle for trade counter but not directly applicable as site not zoned industrial.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to accommodate generated traffic safely. Assessed via parking; site shortfall offset by estate overprovision.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards. Unit shortfall of 16 spaces acceptable due to 162 total estate spaces vs max required 146.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Showroom/trade counter restrictions
The net floorspace area for the showroom/trade counter must not exceed 112 square metres and must be devoted to the sale of electrical goods in connection with the construction industry, and not domestic appliances or domestic goods (unless agreed otherwise in writing by the Department) and for no other purpose (including any other purpose within Class 1 of Schedule 4 to the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory document revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification.) Reason: To protect the vitality and viability of the existing town and village centres.
Units A5-A6 light industrial only
Units A5-A6 hereby permitted must be used for light industrial purposes only (Class 5 of Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 or in any provision equivalent to that Class in any statutory document revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification.) Reason: To protect the long term use of the units for light industrial purposes only.
Parking and turning provision
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the parking and turning areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times. Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking and turning of vehicles in the interests of highway safety.
no objection to the application
Strong support citing shortage of high quality light industrial premises near Douglas, appeal precedent from 11/01232/B recognising national need, proposed use fits light industrial without harming quality or visual impact, creates jobs and commits Yesss Electrical to the Island long-term
