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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Application No. : 18/00905/C Applicant : Olivier Rose Hair And Beauty Ltd Proposal : Change of use from estate agents to hair and beauty salon Site Address : The Old Post Office Main Road Kirk Michael Isle Of Man IM6 1AH

Head of Development Management: Miss Jennifer Chance Photo Taken :

Site Visit :

Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation

Recommendation

Recommended Decision:

Permitted Date of Recommendation: 12.10.2018 __

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

C 1. 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.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

The application is for change of use only and the accompanying drawings should be solely used to identify the site.

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Interested Person Status - Additional Persons

None __

Officer’s Report

1.0 SITE 1.1 Traditional property, that appears to have once been residential (three over two), with an extension, set behind the main street and separated from the main street by another

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property which is attached to it. A rear access road leads to the site. The site was previously used as an on-line estate agents' office. There is parking for two vehicles on site. The site lies in a Conservation Area designated in 2006 (post Area Plan)

2.0 PROPOSAL 2.1 It is proposed to use the site as a hairdressers. The application form indicates that the parking will be used by staff.

3.0 PLANNING POLICY The application site is located within an area identified as being Residential/Retail by the Kirk Michael Local Plan. Policy 2.4. states that there is limited scope for new retail businesses so where this is proposed this should generally be by conversion of existing properties.

Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016: General Policy 2 (GP2)

4.0 PLANNING HISTORY Of relevance is PA10/01203/C: Change of use of existing shop and living accommodation to offices - approved.

5.0 REPRESENTATIONS Highway Services - Comments Pending. (10.10.18) Michael Commissioners: - No objection.(7.9.18)

6.0 ASSESSMENT 6.1 The site comprises a building that was probably once a house, but has since been a post office, shop and offices. It is located central to Kirk Michael Village in an area designated for residential/retail. The site is located in a conservation area however there are no external changes proposed.

6.2 The application gives opening hours, but there is no apparent reason to condition these, nor is it necessary to condition the use to be hairdressers only given the history of the site as a shop. Any use in Class 1 would be acceptable. Active use of a building in the village is to be welcomed.

6.3 Although Highway Services have stated that their comments are pending, the proposed use is compatible with the area, there is vehicular access from the rear/side, there is a public car park nearby and consequently there is no need to delay consideration of the application.

7.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons: (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent; (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested; (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. __

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 18.10.2018

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Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER

Stephen Butler

Head of Development Management

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