18 September 2013 · Planning Committee
Tesco Stores Ltd, Lake Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5af
Tesco Stores Limited applied for retrospective permission to erect a temporary detached sales building (9m x 6m x 4m high, plastic coated light grey with shallow pitched roof) in their supermarket car park at Lake Road, Douglas, for seasonal goods like summer toys, BBQs, plants, camping gear, and beach items, to be use…
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The Committee refused the application because the site and supermarket are outside Douglas town centre, where there is a presumption against additional retail development per the Isle of Man Strategic…
All new retail development (excepting neighbourhood shops and those instances identified in Business Policy 5) sited within the town and village centr
Requires all new retail development (except neighbourhood shops and specific cases) to be sited within town and village centres on zoned land. Officer assessed site as out-of-centre (800m from prime shopping area), despite retail warehousing zoning in Douglas Local Plan, leading to policy conflict. Committee upheld this as overriding other merits.
new retail provision at a scale appropriate. Major retail development proposals to be supported by Retail Impact Assessment
Supports new retail in existing areas at appropriate scale without harming adjacent areas; major proposals need Retail Impact Assessment. Cited in refusal for undermining town centre by allowing expansion signal. Officer noted small scale but Committee prioritised detriment risk.
Business Policy 10
Permits retail development only in established town/village centres (with exceptions). Directly conflicted as site deemed outside centre; key refusal reason. Officer argued small scale and seasonal limit as material considerations but overruled.
General Policy 2
Permits development per zoning if respecting site/surroundings, amenity, highways etc. Officer found compliant on design, character, parking/highways (modest size in keeping with retail site, negligible parking loss). Not decisive against retail policy breach.
no objection
no objection
