17 March 2008 · Planning Committee
Landfill Site Land To South, Stoney Mountain Road, Eairy, Isle Of Man, IM4 3hj
The application sought to extend the time limit for completing infilling works at an existing landfill site approved under PA 00/1949/B, which had expired without full completion. The 2.76ha site is agricultural 'white land' between Eairy and Stoney Mountain Quarry, accessed via a track between two dwellings.
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As permission was already granted for the landfill under PA 00/1949/B following appeal, the sole issue was extending the completion time beyond December 2006; no evidence existed of the operation caus…
Waste Policy 1
Permits waste management including landfill subject to need per Waste Strategy, no unacceptable impacts on amenity/traffic/ecology/landscapes etc., acceptable access/highway safety, phased restoration, no alternatives, no bird strike risk. Officer assessed extension complies as subsoil need acknowledged, prior approval addressed b/c impacts, no EIA needed for time extension only, restoration per drawing.
Hours of operation
Vehicles containing materials to provide infill shall only visit the site between 0800hrs and 1730hrs Monday to Friday and 0800 to 1300hrs on Saturday. No vehicles containing materials may visit the site on any Sunday or Bank/Public Holiday.
Time limit and restoration
This permission relates to the continuation of the infilling operation for a period of four years from the date that this decision becomes final, after which period the importation of material must cease and within such time the tipped material must be graded, top soiled and allowed to re-seed naturally.
Approved plans
The infilling must be undertaken in accordance with drawing 002/B received on 23rd April, 2007.
Permitted materials
This permission relates to the tipping of topsoil and subsoil on the site. For the avoidance of doubt no approval is given for the tipping of scrap vehicles, domestic refuse, scrap domestic appliances or demolition rubble.
Wheelwash retention
The wheelwash required under the previous application, PA 00/1949 must remain on site and be operational throughout the duration of the infilling.
No objection provided limited to two years
No objection as continuation of previously permitted operation
Objection withdrawn after site visit subject to conditions on levels under lines and safety measures
If no adverse impacts from existing operations, permission should be granted
Does not make sense to close site if no complaints; refusal may force less acceptable new site
