12 July 2017 · Planning Committee
Flat 1, 7, Royal Avenue West, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1hb
The proposal involves converting one bedroom in the top-floor flat of a three-storey terraced dwelling in a residential area of Onchan into a tattoo studio for the owner/occupier's part-time use, seeing one client at a time by appointment only, with no external changes or signage.
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The officer assessed that the small-scale, part-time private tattoo studio within a spare bedroom of the applicant's own top-floor flat would not materially harm the character or appearance of the res…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it does not adversely affect townscape character (c), amenity of residents or locality character (g), or road safety/traffic (i). Officer assessed the small-scale home studio causes no such harm due to no external changes, low-intensity part-time operation by owner, and minimal additional traffic indistinguishable from residential visitors; compliant on balance with temporary conditions.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards, relaxable in urban areas for certain benefits. No specific standard for tattoo studio but relaxable in urban location; Highways found minimal impact from 1-2 extra cars weekly acceptable without on-street harm, supporting temporary approval to monitor.
Restricted to applicant while resident
This approval may be exercised only by the applicant and only whilst he is resident at the application property. Reason: the intensity and nature of frequency of the operation is directly related to the applicant's personal circumstances.
Two-year temporary use
The use hereby approved shall be for a limited period of two years from the date of this approval and on (or before) the expiry of this approval the use shall be discontinued in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Reason: The development has only been found to be acceptable on a short term basis as a trial period.
given the small nature of the business, Highways Services would be prepared to support a temporary permission so as to monitor the situation
satisfied that compliance with the Acupuncture, etc, Regulations 1984 had been achieved and would be happy for Mr Nolan to be registered at those premises, subject to appropriate planning consent
Highways Division does not oppose subject to a temporary permission condition of 24 months due to minimal parking impact; Onchan District Commissioners recommend refusal as an undesirable use in a residential area.
Key concern: The proposals would introduce an undesirable use into this residential area.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose with condition/comment; Highways Services would be prepared to support a temporary permission so as to monitor the situation; please attach a suitably worded condition that limits the approval for no more than 24 months. Reason: In the interest of highway safety and maintaining parking provision for existing residents.
Conditions requested: attach a suitably worded condition that limits the approval for no more than 24 months
Onchan District Commissioners
ObjectionThe Commissioners recommend that the application be REFUSED on the grounds that:- "The proposals would introduce an undesirable use into this residential area."
