31 October 2017 · Planning Committee
16, Stanley Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1nx
The proposal involves converting an existing long, single-width detached garage, currently used for storage, into a music studio with separate study/waiting areas, WC, and piano room for the applicant, a piano teacher, to work from home.
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The officer considered three key issues: highway safety, neighbour amenity, and Conservation Area impact. Highway Services accepted the proposal on balance with three off-street parking spaces, given …
General Policy 2
Requires development to be of suitable character and scale without unacceptable impact on amenity or traffic. Officer assessed the modest home working use and alterations as compatible with mixed-use zoning and residential context.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to safely accommodate development traffic including pedestrians. Narrow Gib Lane accepted due to low speeds, good visibility, and limited additional movements.
Transport Policy 6 - Equal weight for vehicles and pedestrians
Gives weight to pedestrian needs. No harmful conflict found given slow traffic and walking students.
Transport Policy 7
Relates to parking standards in Appendix 7; three spaces accepted as adequate in sustainable location near amenities.
Environment Policy 22
Protects amenity from noise. No formal assessment but considered acceptable due to building separation, door replacement, and conditions; Environmental Protection Manager supportive informally.
Environment Policy 35
Protects Conservation Areas. Modest external changes (door replacement, rooflights) deemed acceptable without harming character.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Mark out parking spaces
The parking spaces as shown on approved Drawing 200 Rev A (date-stamped as having been received 12th September 2017) shall be marked out using a form of visible delineation (to be agreed with the Department) prior to development commencing, and shall be retained thereafter.
Parking area use restriction
The off street parking area as shown on approved Drawing 200 Rev H (date-stamped as having been received 12th September 2017) shall be solely for the purposes of parking of vehicles and not used for any other purpose unless approved in writing by the Department.
Use restrictions - piano only, hours, students
The music studio hereby approved shall only be used for the teaching of the piano. Not more than one student shall be taught at any time. The piano teaching hereby approved shall only take place between the hours of 15:00 and 19:00 on weekdays, and not at all during weekends.
Garage door replacement
The garage door shall be replaced as shown on the approved Drawing 200 Rev H (date-stamped as having been received 12th September 2017) prior to the approved use commencing.
Personal permission
The use hereby approved shall be for the sole benefit of the applicant, Mr Gareth Moore, and in accordance with the Planning and Design Statement (v4) date-stamped as having been received 12th September 2017.
no objection subject to conditions on marking parking spaces and restricting parking area use
Peel Town Commissioners objected to the application due to concerns over alternative parking provision ownership, while Highways Division did not oppose subject to parking-related conditions.
Key concern: alternative parking provision on the opposite side of Gib Lane may not be owned by the applicant
Peel Town Commissioners
Objection17/00972/B Conversion of garage at 16 Stanley Road, Peel is opposed because alternative parking provision to support this application on the opposite side of Gib Lane may not be owned by the applicant.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionHighways would prefer 4 of street parking spaces (2 for the residents + 2 for parents dropping / picking up students). The applicant proposes 3 spaces...; The addition of 1 more vehicle parked on street would only be for a limited time... This is not considered to be detrimental to highway safety...
Conditions requested: The parking spaces as shown on the approved plan shall be marked out using either a white line marking paint or use of some other form of visible delineation prior to development commencing.; The off street parking area as shown on the approved plan shall be solely for the purposes of parking and not used for any other reason unless approved in writing by the Dept.
