1 December 2021 · Planning Committee
Port Erin Commissioners, Commissioners Office, 12, Bridson Street, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6an
Port Erin Commissioners applied to repurpose part of their existing single-storey office building on Bridson Street, Port Erin, from archive storage to food storage and distribution for the Isle of Man Foodbank, including space for ad hoc meetings with users.
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The proposal was assessed on an exceptional basis for the specific operator, the Isle of Man Foodbank, and found to have an acceptable impact in terms of principle and on the wider environment and nei…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Spatial Policy 2 supports the principle of the development. The officer assessed the change of use in a residential area as acceptable on an exceptional basis for the Foodbank, given the existing office use and negligible additional impacts.
Strategic Policy 1
Strategic Policy 1 promotes making best use of existing sites. The proposal reuses part of an existing community-serving building without significant harm.
Strategic Policy ST2
Strategic Policy 2 directs community development to appropriate locations. The site within Port Erin settlement, already serving the community, was deemed suitable.
Environment Policy 23
Environment Policy 23 requires no unacceptable amenity harm. No disturbances expected from the low-intensity foodbank operations.
Community Policy 2
Community Policy 2 supports community facilities. The Foodbank use enhances local services without environmental or neighbour impacts.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 sets general development principles. The proposal aligns with these, particularly in avoiding amenity harm.
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.
Specific user and area
The additional storage and distribution use hereby approved shall be by the Isle of Man Foodbank only and limited to that area outlined in red on the approved Floor Plan drawing. Reason: The application has been assessed on this specific user and for this red line area only and for the avoidance of doubt.
in support
Do not oppose
Port Erin Commissioners support the application, and DOI Highways Division do not oppose it with no conditions requested.
Port Erin Commissioners
SupportThe Board of Port Erin Commissioners discussed the above application at its meeting on 12th October 2021 and has resolved to support the application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; After reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking; DNO on 06.10.2021
