28 April 2015 · Head of Development Management (Jennifer Chance)
Shop 9, Clinches Court, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4lh
The proposal involves changing the use of vacant Units 9 and 10 in Clinches Court, a purpose-built town centre building with mixed residential, office and commercial uses, from a previous healthcare business (Whole Foods) to a dental surgery.
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The site's location in a town centre use zone made the principle of the proposal acceptable. Noise and disturbance from the dental surgery were judged not significantly different from the previous hea…
General Policy 2
Requires consideration of amenity (noise/disturbance - part g), parking provision (parts h and i). Officer assessed that dental surgery impacts would not significantly differ from previous use or typical town centre activities, with no adverse effect on local amenity or conflict due to nearby public parking.
Transport Policy 7
Sets parking standards (3 spaces per consulting room plus staff for medical uses, but more applicable to edge-of-centre GP surgeries). Relaxed due to town centre location with abundant nearby public parking, avoiding unusable units; no Highway objection supported this.
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.
no objection to the proposal
