DEC Decision Notice

Haven Homes Ltd The Old Chapel 32-34 Malew Street Castletown IM9 1AF

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act, and subordinate Orders and Regulations, the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Haven Homes Ltd, Ref 19/01421/B, for the Erection of 11 units for general industrial/light industrial/storage/distribution with associated parking at Former Bulk Gas Storage Installation Balthane Industrial Estate Balthane Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 2AG for the following reason(s):

• 1. The proposed development would constitute an over intensive use of the site, and would fail to incorporate the existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees on the site and would unacceptably harm the natural environment within the site as it would result in total loss of existing biodiversity within the site, and is therefore contrary to General Policy 2b, d and f of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
• 2. The development as proposed would be contrary to Environment Policy 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 given the proximity of some of the units to the banks of the Ronaldburn water course and would unacceptably harm the biota (ecology) along the banks of the water course.
• 3. The proposed development would be contrary to Transport Policy 7 and General Policy 2h of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 given the inadequacy of parking and manoeuvring spaces for vehicles being provided within the site, and would have an unacceptable impact on the surrounding businesses and industrial site as well as the wider highway network as a result.
• 4. Insufficient details have been submitted to demonstrate that the proposed works will not cause long term impacts on parking and highway safety as an adequate Transport Statement, Stage 1 Road Safety Audit, and a complete set of swept paths based on any revised layout and clarification of van parking vis a vis private car parking on shared parking areas on site was not provided to demonstrate the suitability of the proposal for the site and area.

Date of Issue: 10th June 2020

Director of Planning and Building Control

Guidance Note

This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it.

This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation.

A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.

Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain:

• • the grounds for making the appeal;
• • payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £285); and
• • election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.

Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated.

An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal

If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within thirty days following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice.