**Document:** Officer Planning Report 10/00145/B **Application:** 10/00145/B — Erection of an industrial manufacturing building **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2010-04-14 **Parish:** Malew **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/35918-malew-unit-c-balderton-court-balthane-industrial-manufacturing/documents/1348321 --- # Officer Planning Report 10/00145/B **Application No.:** 10/00145/B **Applicant:** Balderton Consulting Ltd **Proposal:** Erection of an industrial manufacturing building **Site Address:** Unit C Balderton Court Balthane Ballasalla Isle Of Man ### Considerations Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett **Expected Decision Level:** Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes: Do not oppose Consultee : Malew Parish Commissioners Notes: Do not object Consultee : Drainage Division Notes: defer - no surface water calcs submitted, awaiting from applicant. Consultee : Department of Trade \& Industry Notes: comments received. Consultee : Manx Electricity Authority Notes: see note 1 and 2 ### Officer's Report ### The Site The site represents a piece of land within Balthane Industrial estate, on the north western side of the estate road, to the south of the main Balthane Road which runs through the estate towards Turkeyland Quarries. The site lies to the rear of an existing building operated and occupied by the applicant, and which fronts onto the estate road. There is a second building to the south west of this, also owned by the applicant (see Planning History). Access to both the proposed site and the approved building are to the side of the existing main building. ## Planning Status The site lies within an area of Industrial use on the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Order 1982 as "white land" but is clearly part of the developed and serviced Balthane Industrial estate which abuts the Freeport. On the draft Southern Area Plan which was published on 23rd October, 2009 the site lies within an area of Industrial use and is outwith the hazard zone centering on the gas tanks within the estate. ### Planning History Planning permission has been sought previously on the adjacent land for nine industrial units under PA 02/2000, 04/0684, 08/0338 and 09/0730. ### The Proposal Now proposed is the erection of further industrial units, similar to those already approved on the adjacent plot, but with a larger overall footprint and thus a larger mass of building. The building will be 54 m long and 36 m wide and 7.2 m to the ridge. 44 parking spaces are provided around the building and there is to be 1836 sq. which equates to one space per 41 sq. m which is in excess of the 1:50 ratio required by the Strategic Plan for industrial development. The building will be 0.5 m higher in terms of its floor level than the building fronting onto the estate road and similar to the average level of the stepped building to the south and a similar building height. The building will be clad in grey sheeting - roof and walls. ### Representations Department of Transport Highways and Traffic Division and Malew Parish Commissioners indicate that they do not oppose the application Department of Transport Drainage Division seek a deferral pending surface water calculations to be provided by the applicant. Subsequent correspondence indicates that they would accept a condition requiring approval of the final calculations prior to the commencement of works on site Department of Trade and Industry clarify that the unit will be used by Laserflex Ltd who manufacture high-tec printing equipment which is currently based in Balthane and wish to move to larger premises including operations which are presently based in the UK, and support the application Malew Parish Commissioners raise no objection to the application The Manx Electricity Authority make comments relating to the provision of electricity supply and the existing services on the site. Neither is a planning matter and the existing services can be referred to by note. ### Assessment The site lies within an area which has been developed and is being used for industrial purposes. Access to the site is around an existing industrial building owned and operated by the applicant and the building is of a size, appearance and finish to match those in the vicinity. Further investment in Balthane is to be encouraged and as such, this application is considered not to have any adverse impacts and should be approved. ### Party Status The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status. Department of Trade and Industry raise issues which are material planning considerations and should be afforded party status in this instance. ## Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 31.03.2010 ### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal ### C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
0 : 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. This permission relates to the construction of an industrial unit with associated car parking as shown in drawings GA1, GA2, GA3, GA4, GA1/1250 and GA200 all received on 2nd February, 2010. C 3. Notwithstanding the details submitted, further details of the means of surface water drainage shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority prior to the commencement of building works on site: such details shall include the final discharge figure from the proposed development into the public sewer. N 4. The applicant is advised to consult the Manx Electricity Authority in respect of future and existing electricity supplies to and on the site. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 09/09 Delegation of functions, 10/09 Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer Decision Made : Permitted Date : M. 2010 Signed : Senior Planning Officer --- *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/35918-malew-unit-c-balderton-court-balthane-industrial-manufacturing/documents/1348321*