**Document:** Officer Planning Report **Application:** 08/01686/B — Erection of industrial starter units (comprising amendments to PA 06/00558B) **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2008-11-14 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/86024-braddan-energy-from-waste-facility-industrial-starter-units/documents/1568847 --- # Officer Planning Report ## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Consultations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Officer's Report ## THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The application site comprises of land to the east of the Energy from Waste Facility in the Richmond Hill area of Braddan. Access to the application site is via the A6. The proposed development comprises of the erection of industrial starter units on the application site. ### Planning History The application site has been the subject of one previous planning application that is considered specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application. Planning application 06/00558/B sought approval for the relocation of existing stone recycling area and creation of industrial starter units on land adjacent to the Energy from Waste Facility in the Richmond Hill area of Braddan. This previous planning application was considered and refused on the 20th July 2006, with the refusal decision notice issued on the 27th July 2006. A subsequent appeal was allowed by the Minister, in accordance with the recommendation of the appointed Planning Inspector, with the appeal approval decision issued on the 30th March 2007. Copies of these two decision notices have been placed on the file for this current planning application. ### Representations Braddan Parish Commissioners have no objections to the planning application. The Department of Transport Highways Division do not oppose the planning application. The Department of Transport Drainage Division do not oppose the planning application. The owner and/or occupant of Seacliffe, which is significant distance from the application site, expresses an interest in the planning application. ## Planning Policy In terms of local plan policy, the application site is part designated as an area for reclamation and part within open space (agriculture) under the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Braddan Parish District Local Plan) Order 1991. There are no policies with Planning Circular 6/91, the written statement that accompanies the local plan, which are considered specifically material to the assessment of the planning application. In terms of strategic plan policy, although the Isle of Man Strategic Plan contains policies identifying general planning considerations that are applicable to the assessment of a planning application it is considered that there are no specific policies within the plan that are material to the assessment of this current planning application. ### Assessment The planning application seeks approval for the erection of industrial starter units on the application site and effectively constitutes amendments to the extant development permitted under previously approved planning application 06/00558B. The amendments from the extant planning approval comprise of the floorspace of units increasing from 138 sq.m. to 187 sq.m. in block A and B and the provision of an additional four car parking spaces. The increase in floorspace results in a change in the overall shape of block A and B, which can be seen on drawing no. APL/51. As the application site has extant planning approval for the erection of industrial starter units it is not considered necessary to re-visit the principle of development. Rather the role of the planning application is considered to be to assess the site specific impacts of the proposed development. In that respect the proposed amendments, which are understood to be the result of customer requests, are considered to be modest and unobjectionable. On that basis it is recommended that the planning application be approved. ### Party Status It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status: Braddan Parish Commissioners; The Department of Transport Highways Division; and The Department of Transport Drainage Division. It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application do not meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should not be afforded interested party status: The owner and/or occupant of Seacliffe. ### Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 05.11.2008 Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal 5 November 2008 08/01686/B ## 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 approval relates to drawing no.s APL0, APL1, APL2, APL3, APL4 and APL5 date stamped the 29th August 2008. C 3. The car parking provision shown on drawing no. APL1 shall be laid out, surfaced and marked out before any unit hereby approved is first occupied, and shall be retained for that purpose and not used for any other purpose. N 1. It should be noted that it is an offence under Manx Legislation to permit the discharge of polluting or harmful matter to any public sewers or watercourses. Appropriate measures must be taken during construction to ensure compliance with the legislation. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 32/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer) and GC 33/07 for Advertisements. Decision Made : Permitted Date : 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/86024-braddan-energy-from-waste-facility-industrial-starter-units/documents/1568847*