19 May 2015 · Planning Committee
Corlett Building Materials Ltd, Ballaharra Quarry, Ballaharra, St. Johns, Isle Of Man, IM4 3rb
The proposal involves refurbishing and re-cladding an existing portal-framed building within an active quarry and recycling site on the A1 Peel Road, adding an anaerobic digester to process organic food and garden waste from commercial sources into biogas for a 9kW CHP unit, heat, digestate fertiliser, and mulch.
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The officer acknowledged no 'acknowledged need' in the Waste Management Strategy for organic waste anaerobic digestion, as the only identified need was for a hazardous waste facility, but weighed this…
Waste Policy 1
Requires acknowledged need per Waste Strategy plus no unacceptable impacts on amenity, environment, heritage, highways etc. Officer found no specific need for organic AD but approved on balance due to energy recovery aligning with Strategy's waste hierarchy, recycling promotion, and self-sufficiency, with no unacceptable impacts from re-using existing building in quarry.
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.
No public civic amenity site
No approval is hereby granted to the creation of a civic amenity site whereby the public may bring waste items to the site. Reason: in the interests of highway and pedestrian safety.
No stockpiling
No approval is hereby granted to the stockpiling of any materials either at the start, during or the end of the process. If there is to be any outside storage of materials in association with the proposal, this must be the subject of further plans to be approved by the Department before any such storage occurs and the storage undertaken in accordance with the approved scheme. Reason: in the interests of reducing adverse visual and odour impact.
no objection
support with conditions: covenant against sewage use, no stockpiling to avoid odours, no animal/human effluent
welcomes biogas generation, energy cost reduction, and bacteria-free fertiliser; requests conditions for odour control and wind-borne waste control
Waste Management Unit objects due to lack of identified need under Waste Policy and Strategy and concerns over waste hierarchy and end product; Manx National Heritage supports with conditions for odour control; German Parish Commissioners support with specific conditions to prevent odours and misuse.
Key concern: no acknowledged need for the facility per Waste Policy 1 and IOM Waste Policy and Strategy 2012-2022
Waste Management Unit
Objection'our proposal does not fit in with the current Waste Policy and Strategy as this WPS does not identify or acknowledge the need for any specific type of recycling facility.'; The WP&S does not identify a need on Island for a facility to manage food waste or other organic wastes.
Manx National Heritage
Conditional No ObjectionMNH welcomes this proposed venture which will generate biogas and reduce the energy costs of the quarry operation while producing a form of bacteria-free fertilizer.
Conditions requested: conditions attached to any approval which stipulate adequate provision for control of odours from organic waste awaiting processing; means of controlling any wind-blown waste should also be checked
German Parish Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionMy Commissioners are happy to support this application with the following conditions
Conditions requested: suitable covenant put in place to prevent future use as a sewage plant; no stock piling of waste materials on site, the site is to be cleared of waste daily to avoid any noxious odours; no animal or human effluent will be treated on the site
