19 September 2008 · Delegated
Saw Mills, Foxdale Road, St Johns, Isle Of Man, IM4 3as
The application sought permission to erect a temporary prefabricated storage building on a grassed area between the southernmost building of the Saw Mills and the A30 Foxdale Road. The structure was to be relocated from the nearby Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry depot across the road, and used during construction of a replacement workshop and stores building already approved under a separate permission (08/00698/B). Once that development was complete, the temporary building would be removed. The site is well screened by trees and a timber fence along its southern boundary, with substantial planting along the road frontage. The officer judged that the building's temporary nature, its setting against the backdrop of the existing site and ongoing construction works, and the strong screening meant it would cause no unacceptable visual harm.
The building was approved because it would be in place for less than one year, the site is well screened from the road, and the structure would be seen against the existing sawmill buildings and active construction works rather than as a standalone intrusion.
St Johns Local Plan
identified as being partly “D.A.F.F Depot” and partly Open Space
Planning Circular 1/06
accord with the requirements of Planning Circular 1/06
site must include provision for a footpath link to join the site to the north allowing pedestrian access from the Main Road to the Colby Glen Road, via Site 13 and the site being developed under 11/0684/B. Advice must be sought from the Highway's Division (DoI) prior to any application being made. 5. Development plans must include ground level information and cross sectional drawings to show the relationship of any new dwellings with existing dwellings in Ballacriy Park which appear to be at a lower level than the Ballacubbon land.
