23 November 2017 · Delegated
Isle Of Man Milk Marketing, Creamery, Ballafletcher Road, Cronkbourne, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4qe
Permission was granted for the erection of security fencing around the perimeter of the Central Creamery site on Ballafletcher Farm Road, Cronkbourne, Douglas. The site accommodates the Isle of Man Creamery with associated offices, storage, and parking, as well as Agriculture House, an independent office block. The site is bounded by Ballafletcher Road to the southeast, Ballafletcher Farm Road to the southwest, and Ballafletcher Farm Lane to the northeast, the latter being a public highway that transitions into a public footpath. The officer's assessment focused on visual amenity and highway safety as the principal planning considerations. The application was decided by delegated authority and permitted on 23 November 2017.
The application was permitted by delegated decision on 23 November 2017. The officer recommended approval, and the key planning considerations were visual amenity and highway safety.
Strategic Plan
particularly parts (b), (c), (h), (i) and (m)
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
