**Document:** Planning Officer Report **Application:** 11/01410/B — Erection of a warehouse building with associated office and car parking **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2011-11-22 **Parish:** Malew **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/1707-malew-plot-4-opposite-entrance-dwelling/documents/1256561 --- # Planning Officer Report Case Officer: Mr Chris Balmer Photo Taken: Site Visit: Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation ### Officer's Report #### The Site The site represents a presently undeveloped site in Balthane Industrial Estate. The site defined in red represents the undeveloped area. An area defined in blue, to the east, is JCK Depot- a groundwork's, haulage and demolition company. To the north east is recently approved warehouse and a warehouse operated by Mac's a local building company (approved under PA 07/1370) and to the north of that is a similar building. #### Planning Status The site lies within an area designated on the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Order 1982 and Modified Draft Southern Area Plan which was published on January 2011 as Industrial. The site also lies within a hazard zone on the draft plan, relating to the gas containers to the north east of the site. #### Planning History No planning applications have been submitted in respect of this site. Planning permission was granted for the erection of an industrial unit to the north east (as above). This building is 8.6m in height and with a footprint of 18 metres by 28 metres which is small and lower than the other previously approved neighbouring warehousing. #### The Proposal Now proposed is an industrial building which has the option of be separated into two units. The proposal will be similar in design and appearance as the newly constructed warehouses and not exactly the same size and height. The colour of the external cladding is not specified in the application but indicates to match the adjacent warehouses which are a light grey colour. Twenty five parking spaces are shown as being proposed in front and to the side of the building to cater for 496.8 sq. m of floor area which more than equates to the one space per fifty square metres of floor area required by the Strategic Plan for industrial development (Appendix Seven). #### Representations Malew Parish Commissioners indicate that they do not oppose the application. [Table omitted in markdown export] The Manx Electricity Authority makes no comments to the merits of the application but ask for an informative note be attached to any approval. The Water and Sewerage Authority makes no comments to the merits of the application but ask for an informative note be attached to any approval. ### Assessment The proposed development accords with the prevailing land use for the area and the building will be the same size, mass and appearance as that immediately alongside, and similar to that to the north east of the neighbouring building. The proposal provides sufficient parking space to accommodate the proposed use and the progressive development of the estate will bring about an improvement in its appearance, character and attractiveness to further investment. ### Party Status The local authority is, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (d), considered an "interested person" and as such should be afforded party status. It is considered that the following do not meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should not be afforded interested party status: - The Manx Electricity Authority - The Water and Sewerage Authority The Department of Transport Highways and Traffic Division is now part of the Department of Infrastructure of which the planning authority is part. As such, the Highways and Traffic Division cannot be afforded party status in this instance. ### Recommendation **Recommended Decision:** Permitted **Date of Recommendation:** 11.11.2011 ### 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.** and car parking as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings WL/11/1211/1, WL/11/1211/2 and WL/11/1211/3 all received on 10th October 2011. ## **C 3.** The cladding must match that on the existing building to the north east or otherwise be approved by the planning authority prior to the application of any external finish to the building. C 4. Any proposal for the creation of further floorspace through the introduction of additional floors within the building must be the subject of further planning approval before being implemented and such proposal must address the need for the provision of further vehicular parking to accommodate the additional floorspace in accordance with the requirements of the Strategic Plan (Appendix Seven). I confirm that this decision accords with the appropriate Government Circular delegating functions to Director of Planning and Building Control / Development Control Manager. Decision Made : Permitted Date : 21 November 2011 Signed : OR Signed : Jennifer Chance Development Control Manager --- *Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/1707-malew-plot-4-opposite-entrance-dwelling/documents/1256561*