2 October 2024 · Planning Committee
Unit 7c, South Quay Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5at
The application seeks to change an existing small masonry unit in an industrial estate to a dog grooming studio, with no physical alterations proposed. The site is in an industrial zone where only industrial uses or storage are normally permitted, but the officer assessed it against general development control criteria…
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The proposal was approved despite being contrary to the industrial zoning under Business Policy 5, as the small size of Unit 7G (built around 1989 to showcase adjacent tenants' work) makes it unsuitab…
General Policy 2
Sets out general development control considerations relevant even where a proposal departs from land-use zoning, focusing on amenity of local residents, character of locality, parking, access, and highway safety. Officer applied this to weigh wider impacts despite industrial zoning, finding the small-scale use acceptable.
Business Policy 10
Relevant to business uses; officer concluded compliance given the limited scale and low impact on town centre vitality from a single-operator dog grooming studio in a small industrial unit.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking standards per Appendix 7.6 (normally two spaces for such business), but one space deemed acceptable due to site location near transport networks and Highway Services confirmation of no highway impact.
Business Policy 1
Encourages growth of employment opportunities; noted as relevant but not the primary test, with tension from BP5 restricting non-industrial uses in industrial zones.
Business Policy 5
Restricts industrial-zoned land to industrial development or storage/distribution; proposal for Class 1.1 shop use (dog grooming) departs from this, but justified by unit's small size and unsuitability for industrial purposes.
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.
No ancillary retail sales
There shall be no ancillary retail sales from the premises, the primary use of which shall remain as a dog grooming business. Reason: To safeguard the amenities of occupiers of adjoining buildings and to maintain the vitality and viability of Douglas Town Centre.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the operation is considered relatively minor, providing permission is conditioned to single person operation and by appointment only.
Highway Services HDC reviewed application 24/00838/C and found no significant negative impact on the highway network, recommending no objection subject to conditions limiting operation to single person and by appointment only.
Highway Services HDC
Conditional 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 operation is considered relatively minor, providing permission is conditioned to single person operation and by appointment only.; Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications.
Conditions requested: permission is conditioned to single person operation and by appointment only
