22 April 2015 · Planning Committee
Market House, Balthane Road, Balthane, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 2af
The proposal involves converting two ground floor rooms (a boardroom and office) in the single-storey Old Market House building, currently used partly as offices and partly residential, into a hairdressing salon offering beauty and health therapies like reiki, personal training, massage, manicure, pedicure, and facials…
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The proposal was approved despite being in an industrial zone because the building has never been used for industrial purposes, has historically accommodated offices, takeaway, and residential uses, a…
All new retail development (excepting neighbourhood shops and those instances identified in Business Policy 5) sited within the town and village centr
Requires new retail/office development (with exceptions) in town/village centres on zoned land. The salon (Use Class 1 Shops) is out-of-centre in industrial zone, but officer found it acceptable as products are specific to hairdressing not available in high street stores and no detriment to centres.
Business Policy 5
On industrial land, permits only industrial/storage; retailing exceptional if items unsellable in town centres due to size/nature or produced on-site without detracting from town centres. Hairdressing not industrial but commercial; exceptionally allowed as it meets non-detriment test given site parking/services.
Business Policy 10
Retail only in town/village centres except neighbourhood shops or BP5 instances. Proposal deviates as out-of-centre but justified by applicant circumstances, site suitability, and no viability impact on Castletown/Ballasalla.
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.
Use restriction
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 the premises shall not be used other than for a hair and beauty salon and for no other purpose in Class 1 of Schedule 4 of the Order at any time. Reason: The Department has assessed the impact of the proposal on the basis of the specific use and any alternative uses within the same Use Class will require further consideration.
do not object to the current planning application
Malew Parish Commissioners do not object to the change of use application.
Malew Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThey do not object to this application.
