12 April 2022 · Planning Committee
Unit 1 Corletts Yard, Burnside Lane, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4af
The proposal seeks full planning approval for the existing change of use of Buildings 1 and 2 from agricultural storage/grain drying to vehicle restoration including minor mechanical repairs and paint spraying, plus replacement of fibre cement cladding (containing asbestos) on Building 2 with box profile sheeting to ma…
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Although the site is zoned for residential use, it forms part of a wider yard not in residential use, with long-established agricultural/industrial activities including machinery sales/repair, and the…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Directs development to existing settlements. Site is within Union Mills Settlement Boundary.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Protects settlement character including materials; supports employment in Service Villages. Proposal retains employment without altering character; new cladding improves appearance to match yard.
Strategic Policy 4
No unacceptable environmental pollution or disturbance. No concerns from noise, odour etc. as works indoors and masked by traffic.
Strategic Policy 10
Transport issues. No intensification; sufficient parking; Highways no objection.
Spatial Policy 3
Identifies Union Mills as Service Village; Area Plans to maintain/increase employment. Proposal retains jobs.
General Policy 2
General development control criteria including amenity, traffic/parking, visual respect for surroundings. All aspects compliant: no amenity harm, adequate parking/access, visual improvement.
Environment Policy 22
No unacceptable impact from pollutants, noise etc. No concerns due to indoor works and site character.
Business Policy 1
Supports growth of employment opportunities. Helps retain employment on site.
Transport Policy 7
Parking provision. Site has sufficient parking including 6 spaces allocated to these buildings.
Use class clarification
This use hereby approved relates to Class 2.3 - General industrial of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019 or any order amending or replacing that order. Reason: for the avoidance of doubt.
Do not oppose
No Objection
Baccarat Ltd objected due to inadequate access width, visibility splays, traffic safety concerns, and lack of Road Safety Audit or Traffic Assessment; Braddan Parish Commissioners had no objection; DOI Highways Division do not oppose.
Key concern: inadequate access width and visibility splays making current access unsafe
Baccarat Ltd
Objectionformally object to the above application on the following grounds; access to Corlett’s yard is owned by Braddan Commissioners. It is of inadequate width for two cars to pass and it has inadequate forward visibility splays – particularly in the right-hand direction; The Yard has been developed over the years in an ad hoc manner. The use of some of the units as vehicle repair ... further exacerbates the traffic issue; There is no Road Safety Audit or Traffic Assessment accompanying this application which justifies its approval
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No Objectionthe Commissioners ... had no objection to any of them:- PA22/00242/B
DOI Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 11.03.22; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking
