Change of use of site from a former market garden to use for the storage of construction materials (retrospective)

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Retrospective change of use from former market garden to construction materials storage
• ✓Application approved subject to six conditions
• ✓Decision made under delegated authority
• ✓materials

This retrospective application sought permission to change the use of the former Ballakinnish Nurseries site at Richmond Hill, Braddan, from a market garden to the storage of construction materials. The application was made after the change of use had already taken place. The application was permitted on 13 January 2015, decided under delegated authority and signed by A Johnstone. Approval was granted subject to six conditions, though the detail of those conditions is not available in the supplied evidence.

The application was permitted on a delegated basis and approved subject to six conditions. The decision was signed by A Johnstone.

Conditions (6)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The use hereby approved shall enure for the benefit of the Department of Infrastructure only.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order (or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modification), the land shall not be used other than for the storage of construction materials in association with the Town Centre Regeneration projects and the Promenade Improvements and for no other purpose including use as a Waste Transfer Station.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   The use hereby permitted shall be for a limited period of 8 years from the date of this approval and thereafter the use hereby permitted shall be discontinued and the land restored to its former condition.

4. 4

   Condition 4

   There must be no discharge of surface or foul water to any ditch or watercourse.

5. 5

   Condition 5

   Within 30 days of the date of the decision notice, a landscaping plan must be submitted to the Planning Authority for approval. The landscaping plan must include details of tree planting (number of trees, species, size at time of planting and at maturity) to be located along the western boundary of the site. The approved landscaping plan must be implemented within the first available planting season following the date of approval. Any trees or plants which, within a period of five years, die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.

6. 6

   Condition 6

   The application hereby approved shall not be carried out except in full accordance with Drawing Nos HW/2208/11/050 and HW/2208/11/051.

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