20 July 2015 · Director of Planning and Building Control (delegated)
Garage, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5af
The proposal involves converting an existing two-storey garage building in a mixed-use town centre location into a distillery (190.3 sqm over two floors) with tasting facilities (123.8 sqm), including a still room, storage, servery, and toilets.
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The officer considered the principle of use acceptable in a mixed-use town centre designation, similar to nearby public houses, and an improvement over the previous tyre and exhaust fitting use which …
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape, amenity, highways, or environment. Officer assessed proposal as compliant due to visual enhancements, no townscape harm, acceptable parking in town centre context, and odour/noise mitigation improving on prior use.
Environment Policy 22
Prohibits development harming amenity via odour, noise, or emissions. Assessed as acceptable with condensing extraction system removing odours and condition limiting extract noise to protect nearby residences.
Environment Policy 36
Permits development near Conservation Areas only if no harm to views. Site not in CA but nearby; proposal's facade improvements deemed beneficial, not detrimental to views.
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.
Operating hours
No customers shall be served or remain in the building outside the following hours 0800hrs till 2330hrs Monday to Thursday, 0800hrs till 0130hrs Friday and Saturday and 1000 hrs till 1830hrs Sunday. Reason: In the interests of the residential amenity of the area.
Extract system noise
In the interest of protecting private residential amenity, the acoustic design of the extract system shall be such as to ensure that noise levels do not exceed 45 decibels in volume LAeq 5 minute when measured at the façade of neighbouring residential properties. Reason: in the interest of residential amenities.
subject to extraction controls, no objection
