19 January 2005 · Secretary to the Planning Committee (confirmation letter)
Land Between New Prison Site And Former Airship Hangar Site, Jurby Airfield, Jurby Industrial Estate, Jurby, Isle Of Man, IM7 3bd
The proposal involved laying stable foundations and tarmac on the top surface to form a permanent kart racing circuit on grassland at Jurby Airfield, between the new prison site and airship hangar in the Jurby Industrial Estate.
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no views, no adverse traffic impacts
reservations on the proposed site but would not oppose if it did not affect the prison development; prefer the site from previous approval PA 04/1801/B
no objection as site will be outside adjusted ASSI boundary; suggestions for no works March-July for breeding birds, retain 'bomb hole', mark boundary with fence or hedge using site turf
Manx National Heritage conditionally accepts the proposal outside the ASSI but requests turf retention and archaeological monitoring; DAFF Wildlife and Conservation suggests conditions to protect grassland, birds, and a bomb hole; Highways and Jurby Parish have no objection.
Key concern: impact on species rich grassland habitat and ground-nesting birds
Manx National Heritage
Conditional No Objectionthis application is more acceptable, in that it now lies outside the A.S.S.I. boundary; every effort to made to retain as much of the turf as possible, both by minimising ground damage in construction of the track, and if feasible by transplanting turf to an alternative site
Conditions requested: Manx National Heritage shall be informed when work is to begin, and allowed access to the site at any reasonable time for inspection and assessment of potential archaeological interest
DAFF Wildlife and Conservation Division
Conditional No Objectionthe department intends to remove the area of this proposed trackway from the ASSI when it confirms a new site boundary; we consider the application site as lying outside of the intended site boundary
Conditions requested: no works should take place between 1st March and 31st July to protect breeding birds; ‘bomb hole’ retained, not filled in; if track routed through eastern half of bomb hole, the route should be marked in consultation with DAFF; boundary be marked with either a fence, thereby retaining the grassland, or with the proposed hedge bank if the turf on the site is used to cover the new hedge
Jurby Parish Commissioners
Conditional No Objectionprovided the development did not affect the prison development, they would not oppose it; the site where the Kart Racing Association have approval... is a much preferred site
Conditions requested: development did not affect the prison development
Highways Division, Department of Transport
No Objectionhaving no adverse traffic impacts
