12 December 2012 · Secretary to the Planning Committee
Unit 18, Spring Valley Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 2qr
Screwfix Direct Limited sought full planning permission to change the use of an existing vacant light industrial unit (Class 5) to storage and distribution (Class 6), including a small trade counter occupying about 10% of floorspace and a separate customer collection point for registered trade customers.
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The application was withdrawn by the applicant's agent via email on 11 December 2012, stating 'our clients no longer propose to OCCUPY the site'.
Business Policy 5
Business Policy 5 states that on land zoned for employment use, light industrial and storage and distribution uses are appropriate, but proposals must demonstrate they cannot be carried out in the town centre. Officers required assessment of the trade counter sales element as potentially sui generis retailing, citing risk of undermining town centre viability similar to refused precedent.
no objections
