21 October 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Abigail Morgan)
Gas Bottling Plant, Peel Road Industrial Estate, Braddan, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4lf
Manx Gas Ltd applied to erect a prefabricated jack leg site cabin measuring 8m x 3.6m with a flat roof to a height of 2.4m, including a kitchen unit and seating area for staff, sited adjacent to the existing site office within their gas bottling plant.
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The officer assessed the proposal as highly minor in nature with a moderate scale and footprint that would sit comfortably within the site alongside existing buildings like the adjacent site office, m…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan 2016 requires development to be of suitable design respecting the site and surroundings, without adversely affecting the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape. The officer assessed the cabin's moderate scale, footprint, and design as appropriate to sit comfortably with existing industrial structures, unlikely to be visible from public views, thus compliant. The industrial zoning under the Area Plan for the East supported this assessment.
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.
Surface drains connection
All new surface drains are to connect to existing surface drains. Reason: to ensure that surface water from the development doesn't enter the water course without any interception. This will allow any pollution caught by surface water drains to be diluted, reducing the possibility of injury or disturbance of fish within the river.
no objection
no objection, subject to condition requiring surface drains to connect to existing surface drains
Braddan Parish Commissioners had no objection; DEFA Fisheries had no objection subject to a surface water drainage condition; DOI Highways raised a concern about obstruction of the vehicular fire exit.
Key concern: proposed site cabin obstructs the vehicular fire exit
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners discussed the following planning applications at their meeting yesterday afternoon, and I can advise that they had no objection to any of them.; PA22/00942/B - Erection of a site cabin - Gas Bottling Plant, Peel Road Industrial Estate, Braddan, Isle Of Man, IM4 4LF
DEFA Fisheries
Conditional No ObjectionDEFA Fisheries has no objection to this proposal providing the following conditions are met; Fisheries surveys have confirmed that the River Dhoo contains fish, including salmon, trout and eels.
Conditions requested: Surface drains are to connect to existing surface drains. Reason: to ensure that surface water from the development doesn’t enter the water course without any interception. This will allow any pollution caught by surface water drains to be diluted, reducing the possibility of injury or disturbance of fish within the river.
Highways Development Control
ObjectionHighways Development Control raises a concern over the position of the proposed site cabin. As drawn it obstructs the vehicular fire exit. An explanation is necessary over fire and rescue appliance access or a revised position to be shown
