22 September 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Abigail Morgan)
Store, Demesne Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 3ds
The site is an industrial garage/store in a small pocket of commercial uses within a predominantly residential area of Douglas, near homes, a dental practice, and a primary school. The proposal involves installing a cylindrical aluminium chimney 4m tall (3m above the roof apex) to vent a baking oven used in vehicle pre…
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The officer assessed the chimney's appropriateness in appearance and impact on neighbouring amenity, noting the unusual context of established industrial uses in a residential-zoned area near sensitiv…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan is the primary policy for development management. The officer applied it to assess the chimney's visual and amenity impacts in a residential-zoned area with industrial uses, concluding it acceptable given the established context and lack of harm.
Environment Policy 22
Environment Policy 22 addresses environmental impacts. Used to evaluate amenity effects like potential odour/noise, deemed not an issue pre-installation due to statutory nuisance protections and no consultee concerns.
Business Policy 1
Business Policy 1 supports business development. Applied to the commercial flue supporting vehicle preparation, appropriate given the site's industrial use and similar adjacent chimney.
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.
no highways implications
no objection
no need for input other than advising no statutory nuisance from odour/noise; need for extraction for health and safety; passed to Health and Safety
Douglas Borough Council has no objection to application 17/00758/B. Department of Infrastructure Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No Objectionhas no objection to the other proposals
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 28-7-17
