9 February 2018 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Two Fellas Pub, 33, Michael Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1hd
The proposal involves converting the ground floor and basement of a three-storey terraced building in Peel's main pedestrianised retail street from a vacant shop to a public house, described as a micro pub, with bar seating on the ground floor, toilets at the rear, and basement office, cellar, and store.
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The officer assessed the principle of a public house as acceptable in a Mixed Use town centre zoning, noting the site's location on the main pedestrianised retail street in Peel with compatible adjace…
Community Policy 4 of Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007
Requires demonstration that loss of local shops or public houses is no longer viable before permitting change of use. Here applied inversely: officer noted policy protects shops but vacant unit (four years empty) does not contribute positively, and public house is compatible in Mixed Use town centre without needing viability marketing evidence for retail retention.
General Policy
Permits development in accordance with zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design (b), does not harm townscape character (c), protects resident amenity/locality character (g), provides safe access/parking (h), no unacceptable traffic/road safety impact (i), considers safety/security (m). Officer tested internal conversion and minor external changes against these, finding no adverse effects given town centre context.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Opening hours
The premises may be open for business only between 1200 - 2230 hrs on any day. Reason: To clarify the extent of the approval and to control the impact on those in nearby residential properties.
Use class clarification
This approval relates to the use of the premises for the sale of food or drink for consumption on the premises or of hot food for consumption on the premises (including use as a restaurant, café, wine bar or public house). Reason: To clarify the extent of the planning approval.
no highway interest
supports the application subject to appropriate consideration of the impact on neighbours and appropriate opening hours
support the application, content for approval without condition after clarification
Peel Town Commissioners have no objection to the application subject to a condition for a viewing mirror for supervision; DOI Highways Division has no highways interest.
Peel Town Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionThe Peel Town Commissioners considered the following planning applications at their Committee meeting and they do not object to the proposals contained within these applications subject to any conditions stipulated below; The Commissioners wish to apply a planning condition to planning application 17/01263/B Change of use to micropub at 33 Michael Street, Peel to erect a viewing mirror to ensure visibility of the Michael Street room from the bar to ensure adequate supervision of customers entering, leaving and drinking in the proposed premises
Conditions requested: erect a viewing mirror to ensure visibility of the Michael Street room from the bar to ensure adequate supervision of customers entering, leaving and drinking in the proposed premises
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 21-12-17
