13 August 2025 · Planning Committee
Rtekk Holding Ltd, Park House, Isle Of Man Business Park, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 2qz
The proposal involves converting parts of the second floor of Park House, an office building in the Isle of Man Business Park, from two meeting rooms and a staff breakout space to a nail salon for beauty treatments under Use Class 1.1(e).
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The proposal was approved because of its small scale and the existing variety of non-industrial uses around the shared car park (public house, food outlets, nursery, car sales, offices), making the na…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b)(c)(f)(g)(k)(m)(n) requires consideration of development principle, amenity impacts, parking, and highway safety. The officer assessed the small-scale change of use as compliant due to no harm to neighbours or parking in the context of mixed existing uses.
Business Policy 5
Business Policy 5 supports business uses; applied to accept the small non-industrial use (beauty salon) in an industrial area given surrounding variety of uses like pub and nursery.
Transport Policy 7
Transport Policy 7 addresses parking and highway impacts. Satisfied as existing parking accommodates 2-3 additional spaces needed, confirmed by Highway Services, with potential for non-car access.
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
The use of part of the second floor as a beauty treatment as shown on drawing number 340/020 shall only be used for the purpose of beauty treatments Use Class 1.1(e) only. Reason: As the land is designated for industrial, parking provisions any other use should be reassessed in a new application.
no objection
does not oppose; no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality, and/or parking, as there is suitable parking within the site for both existing and proposed uses
