30 January 2025 · Planning Committee
Unit 1, The Warehouse, Demesne Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 3ds
The site at Units 1 and 2, The Warehouse, Demesne Road, Douglas, is an established commercial building in a predominantly residential area, previously used as a garage, retail, storage, and most recently a dog day care centre.
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The officer weighed the proposal's conflict with the site's Predominantly Residential zoning and potential parking shortfall (6 spaces provided vs up to 10 required for full light industrial use under…
General Policy 2
Requires consideration of character/appearance (b&c), neighbour amenity (g). Officer found visual enhancements acceptable despite zoning conflict, and no unacceptable amenity impacts, but noted parking weighed against it.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires good design. Proposal's cladding, new doors, and removal of poor features judged a 'significant enhancement' to tired building, improving streetscene.
Environment Policy 42 - character and need to adhere to local distinctiveness
Addresses visual amenities. Aligned due to significant improvements in character and appearance of the area.
Environmental Policy 22
Deals with noise, odour, vibration etc. No concerns expected as light industrial suitable for residential areas with limited impacts; reduced vs dog day care.
Business Policy 1
Encourages employment growth. Proposal retains/increases opportunities in Douglas, aligning with goals despite non-industrial zoning.
Transport Policy 1
Requires proximity to public transport. Site benefits from integrated network, supporting reduced car use despite parking shortfall.
Transport Policy 4
Highways must accommodate generated traffic safely. DOI Highways confirmed no significant impacts.
Transport Policy 7
Parking standards: 1/30sqm light industrial, 1/100sqm storage. Shortfall if fully industrial, but acceptable due to mix, location, and less demand than dog day care; conditioned to limit floorspace.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Use restriction
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2019 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), the Units (1 to 3) shall not be used other than for Class 2.1 - Light industrial and/or Class 2.4 - Storage or distribution and for no other purposes.
Maximum floorspace
The approved development shall provide a maximum internal floorspace of 360 sqm only, as shown on Drawing No. 22007/2/03. There shall be no installation of mezzanine floors.
Parking allocation plan
Prior to the occupation of the units hereby approved, a plan which provides details of the allocation of the existing parking spaces on site for the new units and the existing Garage unit shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The parking areas designated as being reserved for the units on site shall be marked out on the parking areas, and shall not be used for any other purpose other than the parking and turning of vehicles.
According to approved plans
Prior to the occupation of the approved units, the external finish and the installation of all external facing materials shall be carried out in accordance with Drawing No. 22007/2/03 - Proposed Plans Section and Elevations. The development shall be retained as such thereafter.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the site is in a sustainable location in Douglas centre and reusing the existing building footprint, on-street parking is controlled by parking restrictions, there is parking allocated for each unit, and the proposed use would have a similar or less parking demand to the previous use as a doggy day care centre
no objection to the application
no objections, but note on surface water runoff
