14 March 2012 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
30, Allan Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 3dh
The proposal sought permission to convert the ground floor lounge/dining room of a mid-terrace two-storey house with attic into storage for oriental goods imported from England, to be sold online mainly to Filipino families and delivered door-to-door using a trolley via the rear lane.
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The officer assessed the proposal against the residential character of Allan Street, a predominantly residential terraced street per the Douglas Local Plan, noting that while some isolated commercial …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect the amenity of local residents and not adversely affect the character of the locality (part g). The officer found the storage/distribution use would cause unacceptable noise/disturbance at unsociable hours via trolley movements in the rear lane, undermining residential amenity in a predominantly residential street. This tipped the balance against approval despite limited traffic impact.
Recommend approval. Note: The proposed operation would not generate any significant change in traffic volumes if the delivery of goods was one per day. It is worth noting that if changes occurred to the operation of the business, i.e. higher volume of deliveries/or customers coming direct to the property, Highways would want to reassess the application.
no objection to this application
