6 February 2007 · Committee
Land At, Gladstone Park Industrial Estate, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2la
This application sought approval in principle for the demolition of unit 1, partial demolition and alterations to existing industrial units at Gladstone Park Industrial Estate in Ramsey, along with the erection of eight new industrial units and new car parking and access arrangements. The site sits on the northern side of Gladstone Avenue, east of Ramsey Town Centre, surrounded by industrial land to the north and east, a residential estate to the south, and a large industrial unit to the west. The officer's report noted that parking was a significant problem on the existing estate, which had only 58 spaces against a requirement of 120 for 3,600 square metres of light industrial use. The Planning Committee approved the application on 6 February 2007, subject to five conditions. Land use zoning and parking provisions were the principal planning issues considered.
The Planning Committee approved the application in principle on 6 February 2007. Key planning considerations included the land use zoning of the site and the need to address a significant shortfall in parking, with the existing estate falling well short of the spaces required for its scale of light industrial use. The proposal to provide new car parking and access arrangements alongside the new and altered units helped address those concerns.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan
Where industrial development is proposed, it is essential that all parking and manoeuvring by vehicles which will be generated by the use of the site can be accommodated within the site and off the highway.
the overall business; and, in respect of (a) or (b), where it can be demonstrated that the sales would not detract from the vitality and viabil ity of the appropriate town centre shopping area. 9.2.7 Where industrial development is proposed, it is essential that all parking and manoeuvring by vehicles which will be generated by the use of the site can be accommodated within the site and off the highway. This is particularly important within industrial estates where lack of parking and manoeuvring space can create significant difficulties for other estate users, particularly where the use of large and articulated vehicles is involved. Where mezzani ne levels are proposed after a building has been completed, the Department may require more parking space to accommodate the additional traffic which would be generated. The standards of parking provision which will be required are set out in Appendix 7.
Condition 1
This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.
Condition 2
This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing 0383/PL100 all received on 23rd October 2006.
Condition 3
In the interests of road safety:- 1. 2 metres by 36 metres visibility splays are to be provided from the new accesses. 2. The parking spaces along the frontage of units 7, 8, and 9 must be parallel to the access road. 3. The access road within the Industrial Estate must be 6 metres minimum width, and be capable of use by heavy goods vehicles.
Condition 4
Insofar as it relates to new buildings, this permission is for the uses set out in Classes 5 and 6 of Schedule 4 to the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005; any proposals for other industrial uses should form the subject of separate applications.
Condition 5
The details of the landscaping required by condition (1) above shall include screen planting along the southern boundary of the site; this planting should comprise not only of bushes and shrubs, but also trees.
