21 November 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (A Morgan, Interim Director of Planning and Building Control)
Street Record, Ballahick Way, Reayrt Mie, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2ax
The proposal involves building a temporary macadam road (approx. 400mm thick, heavy-duty design) on a grassed roadside verge between the new Ballasalla bypass and Ballahick Road, serving the Balthane Industrial Estate.
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The officer concluded the temporary link road is an appropriate traffic management solution linked to approved Balthane Junction upgrades (22/00567/B) and the Ballasalla Bypass (19/00137/B), ensuring …
General Policy 2
Requires consideration of general development impacts including highway safety (parts h&i). Officer assessed the temporary road as not harming highway use due to design standards, phasing, and consultee support, aligning with policy principles.
Transport Policy 2
Requires safe linkages to highways. The link road connects bypass to Ballahick Road with visibility splays and one-way system, maintaining access for all users during works.
Transport Policy 4
Focuses on highway safety. Proposal separates construction from traffic, avoids signal delays, and addresses parking/pedestrian issues, satisfying safety tests per Highways.
Transport Policy 5
Supports improvements minimising environmental disruption. Temporary road enables efficient junction upgrade with reduced congestion versus alternatives.
Transport Policy 6 - Equal weight for vehicles and pedestrians
Balances all highway users. Conditions and notes ensure pedestrian/wheelchair access maintained throughout.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Identifies Service Villages like Ballasalla for development. Site in village supports transport infrastructure objectives.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Construction timeframe and removal
Prior to the commencement of development, a time frame of the construction phases and anticipated completion date shall be submitted to the department and agreed in writing that also confirms the removal of the temporary link road with any fencing and signage, which shall be removed and the ground restored to its former condition. REASON: This permission has been assessed as a temporary approval as a necessary traffic management solution.
No objection
responses from the Applicant addresses HDC's previous comments and we now do not oppose the application
aware of the application, have had correspondence with the applicants (DOI) and have no objections
Highway Services initially raised concerns about pedestrian and wheelchair access and parking on Ballahick Road but, after responses from the applicant, now do not oppose the application.
Highway Services
No ObjectionThe below responses from the Applicant addresses HDC’s previous comments and we now do not oppose the application.
