24 October 2011 · Delegated
Mill House, Mill Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1tb
Permission was granted for a two-storey office extension at Mill House, Mill Road, Peel, Isle of Man. The site is home to offices for Total Oil (IoM) Ltd's fuel depot and sits within a wider area of industrial development. The application was decided on 24 October 2011 by the Development Control Manager under delegated powers. The officer recommended approval, and the decision matched that recommendation. Two conditions were attached to the permission.
The application was approved by the Development Control Manager under delegated authority. The site sits within an established industrial area on Mill Road in Peel, and the proposal was considered acceptable in that context. Two conditions were attached to the permission.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007
Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted
General Policy 2: Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: (a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief; (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them; (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; (d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses; (e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea; (f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks; (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality; (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space; (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways; (j) can be provided with all necessary services; (k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan; (l) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding; (m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption. 6.3 Development outside of areas zoned for development
Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Peel Local Plan) Order 1989
the application site is within an area recognised as being within predominantly industrial use
Condition 1
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Condition 2
This approval relates to drawing no.s 11/0073/01, 11/0073/02, 11/0073/03, 11/0073/04 and 11/0073/05 date stamped the 13th September 2011.
