Planning Officer Report Recommendation

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Officer's Report

The Site

The site represents the curtilage of Ard Jerkyll the headquarters of the Manx Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, situated between Foxdale and the Eairy, on the northern side of the A24. the site accommodates a range of buildings including animal shelters, a cafe, administration facilities and car parking.

Planning Status

The site lies within an area designated on the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982 as white land, that is not designated for development.

The site has been the subject of a number of applications as follows:

Consulttee:	Malew Parish Commissioners
Notes:	Do not object.

1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

1. No other works shall be commenced on site until the access with the adopted highway, including visibility splays, has been set out and established to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority after consultation with the Highway Authority.

PA 00/00199/B - Proposal : Relocation of approved aviary Initial Decision: Permitted 7th July 2000 Conditions :

1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

PA 85/00621/B - Construction of two additional animal pounds, Ard Jerkyll, near Foxdale Dam, Malew

• RECONSIDERED

Status : Application Permitted on Review

PA 86/00387/A - Approval in principle to extend isolation unit and erection of new cattery, Ard Jerkyll, near Foxdale Dam, Malew Initial Decision: Permitted 1st January 1994

PA 86/00690/B - Erection of new cattery and extension to isolation block, Ard Jerkyll, Near Foxdale Dam, Malew. Initial Decision: Permitted 1st January 1994

PA 87/04532/B - Alterations and extension to existing dog kennels, MSPCA, Ard Jerkel, Foxdale, Malew. Appeal Decision : Approved at Appeal 1st January 1994

PA 90/01333/B - Installation of 1140 litre LPG tank, Lakeside, The Eairy, Foxdale, Malew. Initial Decision: Permitted 1st January 1994

PA 92/01115/A - Approval in principle for construction of new dog & puppy kennels, Ard Jerkyll, East Foxdale, Malew. - Permitted on Review

PA 94/00505/A - Approval in principle for alterations and extensions, M.S.P.C.A., Ard Jerkyll. East Foxdale, Malew. Appeal Decision : Approved at Appeal 22nd May 1995

PA 96/01649/B - Extension to cattery, Ard Jerkyll, East Foxdale, Malew. Initial Decision: Permitted 26th March 1997

PA 97/00010/B - Erection of wooden cattery, Ard Jerkyll, East Foxdale, Malew. Initial Decision: Permitted 22nd May 1997

PA 01/01345/B - Erection of five lamposts Appeal Reference : 02/00042/APPEAL Appeal Decision : Refused at Appeal 9th July 2002

PA 02/01014/B - Erection of 5, 4 metre lamp posts Initial Decision: Permitted 3rd December 2002 Conditions :

1. Approval is hereby granted for the retention of 5 no. 3.5m high lighting columns.

1. The lighting may be used between the hours of 0700 to 0800 and 1600 to 2100 hours. The Planning Authority must approve any deviations from these times in writing.

PA 06/00774/B - Alterations, creation of a seal pen extension and removal of front porch Initial Decision: Permitted 20th June 2006 Conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

1. This permission relates to the alterations and extensions shown in drawings reference 00774/1, 06/06/01, 06/06/02 and the submitted photographs all received on 8th May, 2006.

PA 06/01510/B - Amendment to approved seal pen extension and removal of entrance porch (06/00774B) Initial Decision: Permitted 25th October 2006 Conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

1. This permission relates to the introduction of a door as shown in drawing reference 06/06/02 Rev A and the location plan all received on 4th September 2006.

PA 08/01683/B - Erection of single lighting pole with two lamps Initial Decision: Permitted 13th November 2008 Conditions:

1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

1. This permission relates to the erection of a pole and light as shown and described in the drawings received on 1st September, 2008.

1. The light must be fitted with full horizontal cut off luminaires installed at 0 degrees uplift in order to reduce sky glow and help minimise visual intrusion outwith the area to be illuminated. These luminaires must be installed prior to the operation of the lighting.

The Proposal

Since the introduction of the cafe facilities and the expansion of the facilities and capacity of the centre, this now attracts more visitors than previously and from time to time this results in the car parking facilities proving inadequate and vehicles being parked on the road, to the detriment of road safety and the appearance of the area which is predominantly rural. Proposed is an expansion of the existing roadside car park to provide a further 24 spaces. The spaces shown are not full width spaces (2.4m by 2.8m) and in fact 20 spaces could be provided within the area shown. The area is to be surfaced in crushed concrete. The existing car park is not sealed or finished in tarmacadam.

Representations

Department of Transport Highways and Traffic Division and Malew Parish Commissioners indicate that they have no objection to the application.

Assessment

The provision of sufficient parking is important to avoid road safety hazards and the visual impact of vehicles parked on the highway. The frontage around the site is already affected by the entrance to the facility, signage, lighting and the additional area to be hard surfaced will be visible only fleetingly as one passes the site and when the entrance gates are closed, the view into the site is limited. When the gates are open, they partially screen the proposed extended car park area.

The proposal is considered acceptable.

Party Status

The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status.

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 21.11.2008

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C: Conditions for approval N: Notes attached to conditions R: Reasons for refusal O: Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This permission relates to the extension of the car parking area as shown and described in the drawings received on 7th October, 2008.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 32/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer) and GC 33/07 for Advertisements.

Decision Made: Permitted Date: 26/11/08

Signed: Senior Planning Officer (Handwritten signature present)