13 February 2015 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (decision notice issued under authority of Director of Planning and Building Control)
1, Douglas Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1ba
The proposal involves converting the ground floor shop (vacant for over ten years, previously used for storage) and the existing flat above into one residential dwelling within a four-storey mid-terrace building in Peel's mixed-use area near the Market Place.
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The site is within a 'Mixed Use' area on the Peel Local Plan 1989, where a variety of uses including shops, banks, veterinary surgery, public houses, and residential already exist, making the change o…
Strategic Policy 1
Strategic Policy 1 and General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 were considered appropriate given the nature of the application in a mixed-use area. The policy supports development in such zones, and the officer assessed the residential conversion as compliant due to existing mixed uses and no harm to town centre vitality.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 was applied alongside Strategic Policy 1. The assessment focused on principle of development, town viability, and street scene impact, finding the proposal aligned with policy requirements for mixed-use areas.
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.
Peel Town Commissioners considered multiple planning applications including 15/00018/B and recommended it for approval with no objections raised.
Peel Town Commissioners
SupportRECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL; 15/00018/B Change of Use, The Chocolate Box, 1 Douglas Street, Peel. RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL
