Officer Planning Report

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Officer's Report

The Site

The site represents the curtilage of the Haldane Fisher (IOM) Ltd, Isle of Man Business Park, Braddan.

Planning Status

The site is located within the parish of Braddan and is identified as being within an area that includes 'Industrial Use' amongst other uses by the Braddan Parish District Local Plan 1991.

Planning History

Whilst the application site has been the subject of previous planning applications it is considered that none of these are specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application.

The Proposal

Proposed is the alteration of the existing customer/staff car park to provide an additional seven spaces. The existing car park is to be altered by increasing the area by approximately 2 m to the

south providing 17 parallel spaces, (there are currently 15 in this area). A further 5 spaces will be provided alongside and horizontal to the main building bringing the total number of spaces to 22.

Representations

The Department of Transport Highways Division has indicated that it does not oppose this application. Braddan Parish Commissioners have indicated that they have no objection to this proposal. The Disability Access Office has issued no comment in relation to this application.

Assessment

This application is considered to be relatively minor in terms of impact. The Department of Transport Highways Division has not raised any concerns in relation to road safety. The proposal would not appear to create any negative issues in terms of visual amenity or loss of amenity in general to the existing building or the surrounding area, as such it is recommended that this application is permitted.

Recommendation

It is recommended that this application is permitted.

Party Status

It is considered that the following parties, who submitted comments, accord with the requirements of Planning Circular 1/06 and are therefore, afforded interested party status:

• The Department of Transport Highways Division
• Braddan Parish Commissioners

Accordingly the following parties are not granted Interested Party Status:

• The Disability Access Office

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 05.09.2007

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal

• : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This permission relates to the plans and drawings 549/003, 549/002 and 54528/101/A submitted and date stamped 11th June 2007.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 14/8/07

Signed : M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control