4 November 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Anthony Holmes, Michael Gallagher, Sarah Corlett, Jennifer Chance)
Factory, Gladstone Avenue, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2aa
The proposal involves building a new two-storey extension linked by a single-storey element to an existing commercial building currently used by a removals business and auction house, located on Gladstone Avenue/Poyll Dooey Road in Ramsey.
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The officer assessed the site as suitable in principle for the proposed uses, noting the environmental/soil testing option accords with light industrial zoning while the auction house expansion suppor…
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect amenity, character, highways, or traffic. Officer found proposal accords as it respects surroundings, improves appearance, provides adequate parking/access, and causes no amenity harm.
Environment Policy 22
Prohibits development harming amenity via noise, odour, vibration etc. Assessed as acceptable with condition controlling use to low-impact laboratory/office or ancillary auction space, expecting no noisy plant.
Business Policy 5
Permits industrial/storage on industrial land but restricts retailing. Auction house use does not strictly accord but existing site use deviates; soil testing accepted as light industrial.
Business Policy 7
Prefers offices in centres but exceptionally on business parks. Officer accepted office/lab use here due to established business location supporting economy.
Business Policy 8
New offices to respect scale/character of nearby buildings with adequate parking. Proposal's scale more domestic/attractive than existing, parking improved.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards. Satisfied as Highways no objection and car park enlargement improves provision.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in full accordance with the following plans: Drawing Nos. 01 (site location plan); 02 and 04 (existing and proposed site layout), 03 (existing contextual elevations); 05 (detailed proposed site layout); 06 (proposed floor plans); and 07 (proposed elevations) received on 24 June 2013; and Drawing Number 09 (front and rear contextual elevations) received on 12 August 2013.
Use restriction
The building hereby approved shall not be used other than for either (a) purposes ancillary to the adjacent auction house or (b) a laboratory/office, unless the Planning Authority grants its prior written approval to any variation.
no objection to the application as originally publicised. No response to the re-advertising
no objection
