18 October 2018 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
New Unit, Close Beg, Ballawattleworth, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1xf
The proposal seeks to vary condition 6 of the 2010 approval (PA 09/00721/B) for a three storey gym and community centre, changing weekday opening hours from 0700-2100 to 0600-2100 while keeping Saturday and Sunday hours unchanged.
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The officer noted that the original 2009 application was conditioned to start at 0700 Monday-Friday due to potential disturbance from car engines and doors near residential properties, but the current…
Community Policy 6
Requires new community facilities or extensions to not have unacceptable effects on residential amenity, character, accessibility, or highways. The officer applied it by analogy to assess the hours variation's impact on amenity and highways in the residential area, finding low traffic at 0600 and no unacceptable effects given the established shops 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 building shall not be open outside of the following time periods unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Department: Monday to Friday - 0600 to 2100 hrs; Saturday - 0800 to 2000 hrs; Sunday and Bank Holidays - 0900 to 2000 hrs. Reason: The Department has assessed the impact of the proposal on the basis of the specific times requested for within the application and any alternative opening times will require further consideration.
Use restriction
The building may be used for leisure and community purposes only. Reason: To reflect the conditions of the approved use of the building PA 09/00721/B.
No Objection
DNO - Do Not Oppose. Traffic and parking demand is likely to be low between the hours of 6am and 7am and no new highway issues should arise from the development.
Both Highways Division and Peel Town Commissioners have no objection to the variation of condition 6 for extended opening hours at West Coast Fitness.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose the application.; The traffic and parking demand should be low between 6am and 7am and probably less than at other times of the day.; Therefore, no new highway issues should arise from the development.
Peel Town Commissioners
No Objectionthey do not object to the proposals contained within these applications subject to any conditions stipulated below; 18/00724/B Change of opening hours at West Coast Fitness, Close Beg, Ballawattleworth, Peel
