3 September 2024 · Planning Committee (presented by Peiran Shen); formal decision issued by J Chance, Director of Planning and Building Control
Unit 22, Gladstone Park Industrial Estate, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2la
The proposal seeks approval for the existing change of use of a small 75 sqm industrial unit to a builders' merchant selling construction materials like OSB boards, timber, uPVC cladding, and related fixings to trade customers only.
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The proposal was approved because the sales element involves bulky construction materials that cannot reasonably be sold from a town centre location due to their size and nature, complying with Busine…
All new retail development (excepting neighbourhood shops and those instances identified in Business Policy 5) sited within the town and village centr
Requires retail development confined to designated land in settlements. Proposal complies as builders' merchant selling bulky goods fits exception under Business Policy 5, not harming town centre vitality.
Business Policy 5
Allows retail on industrial land only for items not reasonably sold in town centres due to size/nature (e.g. builders' materials) and if no detriment to town centre viability. Officer assessed construction materials as qualifying due to bulk, with paraphernalia ancillary; small scale ensures no viability harm.
Business Policy 10
Echoes SP9, exempting retail complying with BP5. Proposal meets this via BP5 compliance.
General Policy 2
Subsections (c),(g),(h),(i),(k) require no harm to amenities, highways, accessibility. Assessed as neutral impacts on amenities and traffic/parking.
Transport Policy 7
Sets parking standards; unit has two spaces plus communal, sufficient for reduced demand under storage use; Highway Services no objection.
Use limited to builders' merchant
The site shall only be used for the storage and sale of building materials directly related to the operation of a builders' merchant as set out in the application. Reason: To ensure that: o the use of the site remains for the sale of goods associated with the operation of a builders' merchant and preventing its expansion into general retail activities. o the scale and nature of the commercial activity on-site remain within the requirements of Business Policy 5 of the Strategic Plan. o traffic generation, especially heavy vehicle traffic generation is minimised, in the interest of maintaining the light industrial land use character of the area.
No external storage
No materials, goods, or equipment shall be stored outside the building. Reason: in the interest of visual amenity of the area.
Does not oppose; no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality or parking; proposals relatively small with on-site parking in industrial estate context.
Highway Services HDC reviewed application 24/00347/C and found no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality or parking, stating they do not oppose (DNO) the proposals.
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 as the proposals are relatively small, have parking on-site in front of the unit and on the estate, and is in an industrial estate which can commonly see this type of operation.; Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications.
