3 June 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Store Rear Of, 34, Michael Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1hd
The proposal involves changing an existing warehouse/store building, located to the rear of 34 Michael Street in Peel's town centre Conservation Area, into a Mixed Martial Arts School with only internal alterations for changing rooms and an office, no external changes.
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The officer assessed the change of use against key issues: Conservation Area impact, neighbour amenity, and highway/parking effects.
General Policy 2
Requires development of suitable design respecting surroundings, safeguarding residential amenities, and ensuring adequate parking. Assessed as compliant: no external changes respect townscape; small-scale use with limited hours/activity acceptable for amenity in mixed-use area; parking demand met via nearby public facilities in sustainable location.
Environment Policy 35
Seeks to preserve or enhance Conservation Area character. No physical works to external elevations of non-contributory warehouse building; narrow lane access and pedestrian traffic unchanged, preserving character.
Transport Policy 4
Covers highway safety and parking. No objections from Highway Services; pre-existing no on-site parking situation not worsened in highly sustainable Peel town centre with bus/public parking nearby.
Appendix 7
Provides relaxation to parking standards in sustainable locations. Applied to justify no additional parking provision needed given town centre accessibility.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Use restriction
For the avoidance of doubt, planning permission is granted for the use of the premises only as a Mixed Martial Arts School, and no other use or activity falling within Use Class 4.4 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019. Reason: The application has been assessed purely on the basis of the use of the premises hereby approved.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking due to the site being in a sustainable town centre local with public parking nearby to the site
Highway Services HDC reviewed multiple planning applications including 24/00295/C and found no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality, or parking due to the site's sustainable town centre location with nearby public parking.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking due to the site being in a sustainable town centre local with public parking nearby to the site.
