27 July 2006 · Committee
Industrial Starter Units Middle Farm, Richmond Hill, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 1jl
This application sought permission to relocate an existing stone recycling area and create industrial starter units on land to the east of the Energy from Waste Facility at Richmond Hill, Braddan. The site lies to the south of an existing recycling facility and is accessed via the A6. The Planning Committee refused the application on 27 July 2006, in line with the officer's recommendation. Two clear reasons were given: the proposal would prejudice the site's future availability for recycling, and it had not been shown that the stone recycling operation could not remain within the existing recycling area. The committee also found that introducing industrial starter units would be contrary to the site's established recycling use and could set a precedent for wider industrial development on land intended for recycling purposes.
The Planning Committee refused the application for two reasons. First, the proposed development would undermine the site's future use for recycling, and it was not shown that the stone recycling activity could not be accommodated within the existing recycling area. Second, introducing industrial starter units on a site established for recycling would conflict with that use and set a precedent for further industrial development in the area.
Refusal Reasons
waste recycling and treatment purposes
The land immediately to the south and east of the new Energy from Waste Facility will be designated as suitable for waste recycling and treatment purposes
Approval in principle for the creation of a Civic Amenity Site, comprising reuse, recycling, composting and waste disposal facilities, Field 522517 to the east of the EfWF, Richmond Hill, Braddan
relevant to this application
Approval for the creation of a recycling compound for building materials with associated storage - Field 522517 to the east of the EfWF, Richmond Hill, Braddan
relevant to this application
