10 February 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
The Warehouse Bargrill, Harbour Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1bg
The proposal involves building a new electricity sub-station to serve the approved sheltered housing development on the surrounding land at the former Follies Cabaret Restaurant site. The site is a parcel of land off Harbour Road in Onchan, within an area designated for tourism use.
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The officer noted the proposal is for a replacement electricity sub-station associated with the extant planning approval for sheltered housing on the surrounding land.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning and Area Plan proposals, provided it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not adversely affect amenity, highway safety, or character; and meets criteria on access, services, and energy efficiency. The officer assessed the sub-station as having little impact on public/private amenity or highway safety, and associated with extant sheltered housing approval on tourism-zoned land. No tensions noted; it fully accorded with the policy.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s K161/P/10-20, K161/P/10-21 and K161/P/10-22 date stamped the 17th December 2009.
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No Objection subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage and soakaway subject to Building Control approval
Drainage Division has no objection subject to conditions on surface water discharge; Highways Division does not oppose due to no traffic implications; Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval.
Drainage Division, Department of Transport
Conditional No Objection**No Objection** subject to the following conditions:-; In the event that these applications are approved I should be grateful if these comments could be incorporated in the approval notices.
Conditions requested: 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 Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.; The use of soakaways are subject to Building Control approval and if this approval is not granted, the Drainage Division would not give permission for the discharge of surface water into the existing foul system and an alternative means of disposal would have to be sought.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
