26 January 2026 · Committee
Billown Quarry Office, Foxdale Road, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3dw
This application sought permission to install a mineral wash plant at Billown Quarry, Foxdale Road, Ballasalla, Isle of Man. The Planning Committee considered and permitted the application on 26 January 2026. The decision was signed by Miss Abigail Morgan. The available evidence is limited to the formal decision notice.
The Planning Committee permitted the installation of a mineral wash plant at Billown Quarry. The decision was made on 26 January 2026 and signed off by Miss Abigail Morgan. Detailed planning reasons are not available from the supplied evidence. The formal decision record lists 8 conditions.
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
Reasonable steps shall be taken to minimise the incidence of airborne dust caused by the operations, including the following: - Use of a bowser to spray water onto active site areas and site roads, as and when the conditions dictate; - The establishment, where appropriate, of vegetation covers on mounds of stored material; - The regular cleaning and maintenance of site roads, including those used for access to the public highway; - At no time shall operations take place which, despite the use of dust control measures, would give rise to visible air borne dust emissions beyond the boundary of the quarry complex. In such circumstances operations that cause dust shall temporarily cease until such time as weather conditions change favourably or dust suppression becomes effective.
Condition 3
No water, mud or contaminants shall be permitted to drain, flow or be transferred by vehicle wheels on to the highway.
Condition 4
The operation of the Mineral Wash Plant and any associated machinery by staff, shall be carried out only between 0700 and 1800 hrs Mondays to Fridays and 0700 to 1300 hrs on Saturday. Maintenance of the plant may be carried out within these hours and between 0700 and 1630 hrs on Saturday and between 0800 and 1630 hrs on a Sunday. There shall be no working outside these hours.
Condition 5
Noise emitted from the site and associated with the operation of the Mineral Wash Plant shall not exceed 55dBLAeq(1hr) (free field) when measure 1m from the façade of any noise sensitive property.
Condition 6
Prior to the commencement of development, including works of site clearance and ground preparation, details of a suitably qualified Ecological Clerk of Works (including name of person/company as well as details about their role on site), to be appointed for the duration of the works, shall be submitted in writing for approval by the Department. The Ecological Clerk of Works shall be responsible for overseeing the wildlife mitigation and protection measures contained within the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal dated July 2025 in full, throughout the duration of construction works.
Condition 7
The Mineral Wash Plant hereby approved shall not be brought into operation until the approved surface water drainage scheme is fully completed in accordance with details set out at Section 7.0 and Appendix 2 (DrNo. 10425-ECL-XX-XX-DR-C-5001 Rev02) of the approved Flood Risk Assessment report.
Condition 8
If the Mineral Wash Plant, or any element thereof become redundant for its original purpose, or the works or any part thereof cease to be operational, all of the relevant infrastructure must be removed from site and the ground made good. A scheme for how this will be undertaken including timings, must be approved by the Department within six months of the facility or any part thereof becoming redundant and the restoration works undertaken in accordance with the approved scheme.
