23 February 2022 · Planning Committee
Site Compound, Jurby Industrial Estate, Jurby, Isle Of Man, IM7 3bd
The proposal involves constructing a two-storey self-storage facility from 66 shipping containers on a 44m x 28m grassed plot southwest of Unit 298A in Jurby Industrial Estate, including 16 parking spaces, loading bays, security fencing, and automated gates.
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The proposal was approved as the principle of storage use fits within industrial categories under the Use Classes Order and supports employment per Business Policy 1, despite the site's 'Airfield' des…
Business Policy 1
Encourages growth of employment opportunities if proposals accord with other policies. Officer assessed storage as fitting industrial use categories, creating 3 jobs, thus compliant despite 'Airfield' zoning.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design/landscaping, not adversely affect landscape/townscape character or local amenity. Proposal's scale, container design, colouring, fencing and hedging found appropriate for varied industrial streetscene.
Environment Policy 42 - character and need to adhere to local distinctiveness
New development must reflect local character, no inappropriate backland or loss of green spaces contributing to amenity. Containers accepted as not incongruous in industrial context with landscaping to soften.
Transport Policy 4
Highways must accommodate generated traffic safely. Highways Services confirmed no objection to access, parking and manoeuvring.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards. 16 spaces and manoeuvring areas approved, to be completed prior to occupation.
Community Policy 10
Requires proper fire access and water supplies. Initial objection resolved via water scheme commitment, conditioned prior to commencement.
Business Policy 5
Limits retailing on industrial land except specific cases. Conditioned no retailing to protect town centres.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Materials - fencing and containers
The proposed perimeter fencing and containers as shown on drawing referenced 101-C, shall be coloured dark green and retained as such thereafter.
No external storage or activities
No items of machinery or any equipment or other goods shall be kept outside of any containers and all activities shall be undertaken within the containers as shown on drawing 101-C unless otherwise approved in writing by the Planning Authority.
Native tree/hedging planting plan
No site clearance, preparatory work or development shall take place until a native tree / hedging planting plan is submitted to and agreed in writing by the Department... [full details as per document including maintenance and 5-year replacement].
Removal if disused
In the event that the containers hereby approved are not used or required for storage purposes for a period exceeding 12 months, the containers and fencing hereby approved shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition within 18 months of its last use.
No retailing
There shall be no retailing from the storage units.
Firefighting water scheme
The development hereby approved shall not commence until a scheme to improve water pressure/water supply for firefighting provision for Jurby has been completed and written confirmation has been provided to the Department.
Use limited to storage
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019, the use hereby approved shall be limited to storage.
Parking and access completion
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until such time as the associated access, parking and manoeuvring areas have been completed and set out as shown in the approved plans. Thereafter the parking spaces shall be kept free from obstruction and used only for the parking of vehicles.
No external waste storage
No waste or any other such material shall be stored outside of the containers unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Planning Authority. Any request to the Planning Authority shall provide details of the receptacles in which the material is to be stored and the length of time the storage is required.
no objection
No Flood Risk Management interest
adequate supply for firefighting capabilities (8l per second), plus backup 46,000 litre tank
Multiple consultees responded to planning application 21/00322/B for a self-storage facility in Jurby Industrial Estate, with initial fire service objection due to water supply issues later withdrawn following infrastructure commitments, and no objections from highways, utilities, and flood management.
Key concern: insufficient water supplies for fire risk
Highway Services Division
No ObjectionThe proposal raises no significant road safety or highway network efficiency issues. Accordingly, Highway Services raise no objection to the proposal.
Isle of Man Fire & Rescue Service
ObjectionThe Fire Safety Department wish to object to this application as the industrial estate has been identified as having insufficient water supplies for the fire risk of the existing units. We would recommend that the water infrastructure is reviewed and enhanced prior to any further development in this area.
Isle of Man Fire & Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionOn this basis we are willing to allow the current applications to go ahead on the basis that as the area is developed so will the infrastructure.
Conditions requested: No development may commence until a scheme to improve water pressure/water for firefighting provision for Jurby has been completed and written confirmation has been agreed with the Department.
Manx Utilities
No ObjectionManx Utilities’ Hydraulic Model of Jurby has indicated there is sufficient water supplies for fire fighting capabilities. 8 litres per second is available from the water mains and fire hydrants that will serve the development.
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer
Conditional No ObjectionI recommend that rather than ivy screening a hawthorn hedge/screen is erected in its place.
Conditions requested: rather than ivy screening a hawthorn hedge/screen is erected in its place
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management
No CommentNFRMI; No Flood Risk Management interest
