13 April 2015 · Director of Planning and Building Control (delegated)
Warehouse Stores, Freeport, Balthane, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2ap
The proposal involves fixing four large air conditioning units, each with four fans, projecting 4.7m from the building, with a combined width under 5.2m and height of 4.8m, on the south eastern side of an industrial building in the Freeport area near Ronaldsway Airport.
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General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with zoning and other policies if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not harm landscape/townscape character, amenity of residents/locality, road safety, or traffic. The officer tested visual amenity (units not incongruous, partially screened, common in industrial area), noise/amenity (acceptable given ambient noise), and found all relevant criteria met in the Freeport zone.
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.
do not object to the current planning application
Malew Parish Commissioners (noted as Malere Parish Commissioners in header) have no objection to the proposed alterations and installation of air conditioning units.
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThey do not object to these plans.
