Supporting Information

dandara commercial limited

Erection of an Office Building for Use as Corporate Headquarters, Fields 521888 \&t 521895, Adjacent to MEA Headquarters and Ballacottier Cottage, Cooil Road, Braddan

Supporting information incorporating;

• planning statement
• energy impact

assessment/statement dandara commercial limited

Dandara Commercial Ltd. Erection of an Office Building for Use as Corporate Headquarters, Land adjacent to MEA Headquarters and Ballacottier Cottage (Fields 521888 & 521895), Cooil Road, Braddan. Supporting Information

1. The site is an area of approximately 0.47 acres which adjoins the eastern side of Cooil Road, adjacent to the existing MEA Headquarters building and Ballacottier Cottage. It has previously been approved for Business Park use under PAs 89/04166 & 90/04155 and is included within the Business Park "Masterplan" area identified in the Braddan Local Plan. It was also within an area proposed for Business Park use in the Draft Braddan Parish Plan 2003.

1. Much of the site is clear of topsoil and vegetation having previously been used as a temporary builders compound (approved under PA 04/01292). An application which sought approval in principle for the creation of two commercial development plots on fields 521888 & 521895 was subsequently refused due to concerns over access (which was to be taken directly from Cooil Road) and the introduction of a car sales use to the area.

1. It is now proposed to develop the site with an office building to be used as corporate headquarters, with associated access and drainage provisions, car parking and landscaping. The applicant and intended occupier of the building is Celton Manx Ltd, a well known internet gaming business which does not attract visiting members of the public. The design of the building takes account of its location as well as the need to provide modern office accommodation in a commercial setting and a design statement accompanies the application.

1. Vehicular access to the site is to be taken through the Isle of Man Business Park and not directly from Cooil Road. The building will provide approximately 450 sq.m of nett office space and the 30 parking spaces to be provided satisfy the relevant parking standard of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan (1 space per 15 sq.m of nett floorspace for out of town offices). The application is accompanied by a Transport Assessment prepared by Bryan G Hall Consulting Civil & Transportation Planning Engineers which confirms that "the traffic likely to be generated by the application proposals and by the development of the adjoining undeveloped land will not be detrimental to the safety or

convenience of other road users within the Business Park", and which goes on to conclude that "the application proposals conform with the Policies of the extant Braddan Parish District Local Plan, the Draft Braddan Parish Plan and the Isle of Man Strategic Plan and that planning permission should not be withheld for any of these reasons."

1. The Manx sod hedge which forms the original roadside boundary is to be retained and strengthened where necessary, and the trees which exist at the site boundary are to be retained and protected during construction. Further landscaping and planting is to take place within the site. The application is accompanied by an Energy Impact Assessment/Statement as required by Energy Policy 5 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan¹.

¹ An Energy Impact Assessment/Statement is attached at Appendix 1