2 June 2014 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
B & Q Plc, 35, Spring Valley Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 2qt
The proposal involves changing part of Unit 29, an industrial-style metal-clad building in Spring Valley Industrial Estate, to provide kitchen facilities for preparing hot and cold food for delivery, takeaway, and a new cafe area at the front, with kitchen/storage/toilets at the rear.
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The officer assessed the proposal against Braddan Local Plan Policies 2.4 and 2.5, which prohibit retail in industrial areas except for local needs, and Strategic Plan Business Policies 5 and 10, whic…
Braddan Local Plan Policy 2.4
Prohibits retail development in Braddan parish except to serve local neighbourhood needs of existing/future communities. Officer noted policy aims to protect industrial land and retail areas but found cafe/takeaway acceptable as serving industrial estate workers' local needs.
Braddan Local Plan Policy 2.5
Prohibits retail use or conversion to retail in industrial areas. Assessed alongside Strategic Plan; retailing exception applied due to on-site food production integral to business.
Business Policy 5
Permits retailing on industrial land only if items unsellable in town centres due to size/nature or produced on-site and inseparable from business, without harming town centre vitality. Proposal met (b) as food prepared on-site for cafe/takeaway/delivery primarily to estate workers; no bulky goods but integral business use demonstrated, with no town centre impact.
Business Policy 10
Retail only in town/village centres except neighbourhood shops or Business Policy 5 instances. Site not in centre but qualified via BP5 exception for industrial estate servicing.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Operating hours
No customers shall be served or remain in the building outside the following hours 07.00 and 20.00. Reason: In the interests of public amenity.
no objection
no objection; nine parking spaces acceptable
no issues with noise or odour nuisance from flues on industrial estate
