29 January 2019 · Delegated - Principal Planner Sarah Corlett
Unit 1-4, Old Quarry, Douglas Head Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5bf
The application sought permission for the change of use of Units 1-2 in a light industrial building to a vehicle garage for servicing, repairs, and ancillary sales, which had already commenced without permission.
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The officer determined that although the site is zoned for light industrial (Class 5) use and the proposal changes to general industrial (Sui Generis) for vehicle servicing/repairs plus ancillary sale…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale, not adversely affect landscape/townscape character, amenity of residents/locality, provide safe access/parking/manoeuvring, and not harm road safety. Officer assessed proposal against criteria (b),(c),(g),(h),(i), finding compliance via conditions controlling parking, external works, and sales area; distance to residences (50m) and no external building changes mitigated impacts.
Business Policy 5
Permits only industrial development or storage/distribution on land zoned for industrial use. Officer noted zoning for light industrial but deemed general industrial and ancillary sales compatible within broader industrial uses, with condition ensuring sales ancillary to repairs to prevent curtilage fragmentation.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking provision in accordance with standards. Highways requested revised plan; additional site plan confirmed 5 spaces plus turning, dedicated or clarified use, satisfying off-street parking needs for highway safety.
Business Policy 2
Relates to zoning for industrial processes. Referenced alongside BP3 in noting Department's role in designating light industrial areas, but proposal accepted as broadly similar.
Business Policy 3
Department identifies land suitable only for light industrial; light industrial defined as suitable for residential areas without amenity detriment. Officer distinguished general industrial but found no conflict with industrial zoning.
Environmental Policy 22
Prohibits development harming amenity via noise/vibration/odour/light pollution. Condition banning external repairs safeguards adjoining amenities; distance and prior approvals minimised impacts.
External areas for parking and turning only
The use of the external areas shall be operated in accordance with the submitted, additional site plan, date-stamped as having been received 08 January 2019. Such areas shall not be used for any purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles associated with the development and shall remain free of obstruction for such use at all times.
Vehicle sales restricted to defined area and ancillary
No motor vehicles shall be displayed for sale on the application site outside of the area as highlighted on the submitted, additional site plan, date-stamped as having been received 08 January 2019. The use of the vehicle sales area shall only be used in association with the main vehicle servicing and repairs business and shall not be operated as a separate or independent business.
No external servicing or repairs
No servicing of/or repairs to vehicles as part of or associated with the garage use, hereby approved, shall be undertaken outside the building or on the application site.
no objection
requested deferral for revised site plan showing parking layout; concerns addressed by additional plan submitted 08 January 2019
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application. Highways Division deferred their response pending revised site plans and a site visit to assess parking provision.
Key concern: Lack of revised site plan showing parking layout and precise location
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed application.; It should be noted that the comments are made in relation to the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not imply approval or consent under any other relevant enactment, byelaw, order or regulation.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No CommentDefer - awaiting information; A revised suitably scaled site plan to show the site parking layout is required which should clearly identify whether the parking is specifically dedicated for the sole use of units 1 and 2 or if it is shared use between all the units on the site.; Highway Services request that the application is deferred to allow the applicant to consider the above, and enable Highway Services to undertake a site visit to establish if there are any highway issues resulting from the change in use of the units.
