5 June 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Odin Brewery, Unit 25, Snugborough Trading Estate, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4lh
The proposal involves converting an existing single-storey industrial unit on Braddan’s Snugborough Trading Estate into a 1,000 litre microbrewery with internal spaces for brewing, retail, office, and storage, plus a small rear masonry cask washing enclosure (2.6m x 4.8m x 2.45m high) and chiller unit within a fenced a…
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The officer assessed that the change of use within an existing structure on an established industrial estate, with minimal external changes except a small cask washing enclosure, would not harm the ch…
Strategic Policy 10
Strategic spatial policy; site within settlement boundary.
Business Policy 5
Supports business uses in industrial areas; change of use deemed appropriate.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/scale/design (b), not harm landscape/townscape (c), provide adequate parking/access (h), and avoid road safety issues (i); satisfied due to minimal visual changes, retained parking for light industrial, and no highway objections.
Environment Policy 4b(i)
Environmental protection; no harm to watercourses.
Environment Policy 15
Likely flood policy; no flood risk raised.
Environment Policy 22
Prohibits unacceptable harm from pollution, odour, noise etc.; minimal impacts from enclosed electric equipment and small scale accepted.
Transport Policy 4
Highways must accommodate generated traffic safely; no objections from Highway Services.
Transport Policy 7
Parking per standards (1 per 30m² light industrial); forecourt provides 6 spaces, condition prevents mezzanine to maintain sufficiency.
Environment Policy 24 - Pollution sensitive development
Requires EIA for significant environmental effects or supporting info; small scale (under 1,000m²) deemed below threshold, with statement sufficient.
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.
No unapproved mezzanine
The change of use to a micro-brewery within the existing unit, hereby approved, shall not have a mezzanine floor installed without first receiving prior written approval from DEFA Planning. Reason: To ensure that there is sufficient parking in accordance with the Strategic Plan (2016) parking standards.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
happy to accept the flows but the applicant will still be required to apply for a trade effluent discharge licence from MU prior to operating
no concerns regarding the foul water provisions which states it will be connected to the Manx Utilities network
Manx Utilities Authority accepts the proposed microbrewery flows into the sewerage network but requires the applicant to obtain a trade effluent discharge licence prior to operation. Highway Services and DEFA Environmental Protection Unit have no objections or concerns.
Manx Utilities
Conditional No ObjectionMU are happy to accept the flows but the applicant will still be required to apply for a trade effluent discharge licence from MU prior to operating; The applicant has been advised of this and the necessary form has been sent to them
Conditions requested: applicant will still be required to apply for a trade effluent discharge licence from MU prior to operating
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
DEFA Environmental Protection Unit
No ObjectionI have reviewed the application and have no concerns regarding the foul water provisions which states it will be connected to the Manx Utilities network
