Dandara Planning Statement

Dandara Commercial Ltd

Relocation of Existing Stone Recycling Area and Creation of Industrial Starter Units, Land Currently Used as Part of Recycling and Storage Compound and Adjoining Unused Land, Adjacent to Energy From Waste Plant (EfWP), Richmond Hill, Braddan

Statement of Supporting Information

1. The site is within an area to the east and south east of the EfWP which is designated for Waste Treatment and Recycling by the emerging Braddan Parish Plan. Part of this area has already been developed as a recycling and storage compound and it is served by an existing access road and drainage infrastructure.

1. This application seeks detailed planning approval to re-locate the existing stone recycling area a short distance to the south east and to use its current location for the development of 20 light industrial units. The recycling process does not have to be physically connected to the rest of the compound to be effective, and the short distance between the two will not affect how they operate. The proposed relocation will carry the visual benefit of moving the piles of stone further away from the public highway and behind new buildings.

1. The proposed development of part of the site with light industrial units is driven by the continued need for such facilities in the east of the Island and a lack of suitable land for the development of such. The development of the final sites within the Isle of Man Business Park which are suitable for starter units will be completed shortly, with potential customers having been placed on a waiting list due to demand. Other industrial sites at Spring Valley, Middle River and the White Hoe are either completed or close to completion. Officers of the Department of Trade and Industry have been consulted over this proposal and have confirmed that the need for such facilities in the east of the Island is not being satisfied.

1. The Modified Draft of the Braddan Parish Plan proposes that land within the Parish be allocated for industrial development, but the Plan has not been advanced since the Public Inquiry of June 2003 and shows no sign of reaching a stage where land can be brought forward for development. During this time the last remaining industrial sites in and around Douglas have been

developed and the need for light industrial units in the area has continued to grow. The site now proposed for light industrial use has already been partially developed on the basis of its Draft Plan zoning and is served by an existing access road and drainage infrastructure. The public highways leading to the site are also suitable for industrial traffic. The use would not conflict with adjacent uses and the buildings themselves will not be prominent given that they are small in scale (particularly given their context) and positioned away from the public highway.

1. Parking for the new units will be provided in a central courtyard, 60 spaces at more than 1 space per 50 sq.m of floorspace. Surface water drainage will be to the existing system and foul drainage will be by way of a Klargester bio-disc system (details attached as Appendix 1). It is proposed that the buildings be finished in Microrib profile sheeting set above rendered blockwork and that the courtyard be finished in paviors.

Appendix 1

Details of Klargester Bio-disc Unit