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The application site comprises a parcel of land, adjacent to Cooil Road, which is located in the Isle of Man Business Park in Braddan. The land, which measures approximately 0.47 hectares and is accessed via a new estate road into the existing business park, is currently undeveloped.
The proposed development comprises the erection of an office building for use as corporate headquarters, with associated access and drainage works, car parking and landscaping on the application site as an amendment to previously approved planning application 10/00749/B.
The application site has been the subject of a number of previous planning applications, three of which are more recent and could be viewed as potentially material to the assessment of the current planning application:
Planning application 04/01292/C sought planning approval for the change of use of land as a temporary builder's compound on part of the land that forms the application site for the current planning application. This previous planning approval was granted for a temporary period and has now lapsed.
Planning application 05/00575/A sought planning approval in principle for the creation of two plots for commercial use, one for a motor sales outlet and the other for a business park office/technology/industrial use on part of the land that forms the application site for the current planning application. This previous planning application was refused and a subsequent appeal dismissed.
Planning application 10/00749/B sought planning approval for the erection of an office building for use as corporate headquarters, with associated access and drainage works, car parking and landscaping. This previous planning application was approved on the 2nd July 2010.
Braddan Parish Commissioners recommend that the planning application be approved.
In terms of local plan policy, the application site is located within an area of land that was designated for development under the extant 1991 Braddan Parish District Local Plan. The land has subsequently been developed as part of the Isle of Man Business Park.
In terms of strategic plan policy, the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 contains six policies that are considered specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application.
"Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development:
"New office floor space should be located with town and village centres on land which is zoned for the purpose on the appropriate area plan; exceptionally, permission may be given for new office space
"New office buildings should, in terms of height and mass, respect the scale and character of adjoining and nearby buildings and should accommodate parking space in accordance with the standards specified in Appendix 7 of the Plan."
"The Department will require that in all new development, parking provision must be in accordance with the Department's current standards."
NB. Appendix 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 sets a parking standard for out of town offices of 1 space for every 15 square metres of nett floor space. In terms of the current proposal this equates (450 ÷ 15) to a minimum requirement of 30 car parking spaces.
"The Department will require all applications for major development to be accompanied by a Transport Assessment."
"The Department will prepare a Planning Policy Statement on Energy Efficiency. Pending the preparation and adoption of that PPS the Department will require proposal for more than 5 dwellings or 100 square metres of other development to be accompanied by an Energy Impact Assessment."
The planning application seeks planning approval for the erection of an office building for use as corporate headquarters, with associated access and drainage works, car parking and landscaping on the application site as an amendment to previously approved planning application 10/00749/B. The proposal is identical in all respects to that previously approved under 10/00749/B except for the addition of a glazed entrance lobby.
The acceptability of the proposed development was established by the previous planning application and extant planning approval. It is therefore unnecessary to go over these issues once again. The main purpose of this planning application is therefore to assess the acceptability of the proposed glazed entrance lobby. This proposed development is relatively modest and in keeping with the design of the overall development.
It is recommended that the planning application be approved.
It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application should be afforded interested party status:
Braddan Parish Commissioners. I confirm that this decision accords with the appropriate Government Circular delegating functions to the Senior Planning Officer.
Decision Made : Permitted Date: 3 May 2011 Signed: [Signature] Senior Planning Officer
| Recommendation | |
|---|---|
| Recommended Decision: | Permitted |
| Date of Recommendation: | 26.04.2011 |
| Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal | |
| C : Conditions for approval | |
| N : Notes attached to conditions | |
| R : Reasons for refusal | |
| O : Notes attached to refusals | |
| C 1. | The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. |
| C 2. | This approval relates to drawing no.s APL/101 and APL_103 date stamped the 18th March 2011. |
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