25 February 2026 · Planning Committee
Everest, Unit 1 Kirby Farm Industrial Estate, Vicarage Road, Braddan, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4la
The proposal involves changing the use of Unit 1, an existing industrial building in Kirby Farm Industrial Estate, Vicarage Road, Douglas, to a fully internalised WEEE recycling operation with no external building alterations, storage, or public access.
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The proposal departs from Business Policy 5, which restricts industrial-zoned land to industrial development or storage/distribution, but this tension is outweighed by the efficient reuse of an existi…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect amenity, visual character, highway safety, parking, and operate without unacceptable pollution/nuisance. Assessed compliant as operations are internalised with no external changes, limited traffic within site capacity, and conditions safeguard amenity/highways.
Strategic Policy 1
Promotes efficient use of previously developed land/buildings. Proposal reuses existing underused industrial unit without alteration, aligning with efficient land use.
Strategic Policy 5 - Design and visual impact
Addresses design and visual impact. No external changes proposed, preserving existing building character in industrial estate.
Strategic Policy 6
Directs major employment development to zoned land. Site in industrial area but use not strictly industrial; accepted due to estate's flexible employment history.
Strategic Policy 10
Promotes integrated journeys/minimised car use. Low traffic volumes, no public access, scheduled outside peaks.
Business Policy 5
Restricts industrial land to industrial/storage/distribution or limited retail. WEEE recycling (Sui Generis) departs from this; departure justified by reuse benefits and waste strategy alignment.
Environmental Policy 22
Prevents unacceptable noise/odour/vibration/light pollution. Internal manual dismantling with no crushing/emissions; compatible with industrial estate activity.
Transport Policy 1
Requires proximity to transport routes. Existing access/forecourt sufficient; no public trips.
Transport Policy 4
Highways must accommodate generated traffic safely. DOI Highways confirmed no significant impact.
Transport Policy 7
Parking standards. 15 spaces retained; no overspill.
Waste Policy 1
Permits waste facilities if no unacceptable impacts and need acknowledged. Supports strategy objectives; no amenity/environmental/highway harm.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Use restriction
The use hereby approved shall only be for a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling operation and for no other use, including any other waste management activity.
Approved plans
The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the submitted plans (Drawing No. 1744) and the operational description document, operational flowchart, and traffic assessment, all received 18 November 2025.
No external storage
There shall be no external storage of waste materials, skips, containers, equipment or other materials associated with the approved use outside the building at any time, unless in accordance with details which have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department.
No public access
Notwithstanding Condition 3, the use hereby approved shall operate without public access. No members of the public shall deliver waste to the site or attend the site in connection with the approved use.
Operating hours
The use hereby approved shall not be undertaken outside the following hours: 07.00 to 19.00 hours Monday to Friday; 07.00 to 13.00 hours on Saturdays; at no time on Sundays or public holidays.
Parking retention
The parking, servicing and manoeuvring areas shown on the approved plan (Drawing No. 1744) shall be retained and made available for those purposes at all times and shall not be obstructed or used for storage.
No objection subject to conditions prohibiting visitors/customers and requiring approved parking/layout
No concerns; matters to be addressed at licence stage
