29 April 2025 · Planning Committee
Memorial Hall, Main Road, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4ab
Toddlers United Limited applied to use the existing Memorial Hall on Main Road, Union Mills, additionally as a childcare facility under Use Class 4.2, operating as an after-school club for no more than 20 children at a time, with staggered pick-up times between 4-5.45pm and use of nearby public car parking.
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The officer concluded that the existing hall is already a community space with regular activity, and the proposed additional childcare use would not increase noise or adversely affect neighbouring ame…
General Policy 2
Requires general standards for acceptable development including visual amenity (b), neighbouring amenity (c, g), and highway safety (h, i). Officer assessed proposal causes no additional amenity or highway impacts beyond existing community use, with village centre location and public parking capacity making it compliant.
Environment Policy 23
Concerns increase in amenity impact on neighbours. After-school operation not expected to result in unsociable hours, new noise, or adverse impacts above existing hall and nearby nursery uses.
Business Policy 1
Encourages growth of employment. Childcare facility as additional use in service village supports business policy objectives.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking provision per standards. DOI Highways confirmed acceptability based on staggered pick-ups using public car park with demonstrated spare capacity, conditioned to 20 children.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Recognises Union Mills as service village directing development. Proposal makes efficient use of existing site in village centre.
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.
Specific use class only
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), the additional use hereby approved shall be for Use Class 4.2 Childcare or Education of that Use Classes Schedule only. Reason: The Department has assessed the impact of the proposal on this basis of this additional use only and any alternative uses will require further consideration.
Maximum 20 children
There shall be no more than 20 children on the site for the approved additional use at any one time. Reason: the application has been assessed on this basis and considered acceptable by DOI Highway Services in respect of local highway infrastructure and availability of public car parking.
no objection
Do Not Oppose subject to condition limiting to 20 children, based on public car parking capacity
DOI Highway Services initially raised concerns about parking and drop-off safety for the childcare facility but later did not oppose the application after applicant updates, recommending a condition limiting to 20 children maximum.
Key concern: parents dropping off/picking up on A1 Main Road and on-street parking
DOI Highway Services
ObjectionThere are currently concerns that parents will drop off/pick up their kids from the A1 Main Road adjacent to the proposed site.; The Applicant should provide information and mitigation to address the above queries for HDC to fully review and not oppose the application.
DOI Highway Services
Conditional No ObjectionJust public parking.; The Applicant says they expect and will provide the information to visitors that they use the public parking.; I would say 20 kids would be a good maximum number to condition as per the Applicant’s own numbers. The Applicant’s parking assessment is based on this number.
Conditions requested: 20 kids would be a good maximum number to condition as per the Applicant’s own numbers
