26 May 2006 · Council of Ministers
Marine Biological Station, Breakwater Road, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6ja
The Marine Biological Station on Breakwater Road, Port Erin, consists of various buildings from different eras, with the original late 1890s laboratory and some extensions to be retained. The proposal involved demolishing the defective west wing (portal frame with asbestos cladding), south wing (modular concrete struct…
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Port Erin Local Plan Policy 13.5
Policy notes poor indication of access to open space and coastal footpath, requiring coordinated signage and information. Assessed against proposal's potential impact on adjacent coastal footpath; demolition activity could temporarily affect use but mitigated by condition requiring method statement in consultation with DoT Highways.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Wildlife and footpath method statement
Prior to the commencement of any works, there must be submitted to and approved by the Planning Committee a method statement addressing the impact on the wildlife interest of the cliffs at the rear of the site and the use of the coastal footpath adjoining the site; this statement must be prepared in consultation with the Wildlife Conservation Office of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the Highways Division of the Department of Transport, and must include details of the timing of the works; and the works must be undertaken in accordance with the approved statement.
Approved the application
Do Not Oppose subject to imposition of conditions including method statement for safest haulage routes and demolition time period