29 July 2009 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
Luminaires, The Old Bakery, James Place, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4hd
The proposal sought permission to change part of the first floor from ancillary office space (linked to ground floor retail/workshop) to general office use (Class 4), as part of an existing commercial building occupied by Luminaires Ltd and sublet to an architect.
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The officer assessed the proposal against Business Policy 7, which requires new office space in town/village centres or business parks, or exceptionally in architecturally/historically significant bui…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 is a relevant overarching policy from the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007. The officer listed it as applicable but provided no specific assessment; implied compliance as no issues raised with general development control matters like amenity or highways.
Business Policy 7
Business Policy 7 requires new office space in town/village centres on zoned land, or exceptionally on business parks for headquarters without callers, or in architecturally/historic buildings where offices secure viable use. The site fails literal tests (not zoned, not historic, not business park). Officer applied flexibility due to existing commercial context and no neighbour impacts, recommending approval despite strict non-compliance.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the conversion of ancillary office use to general office use (Class 4 of Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005) as shown in drawing numbers 01,02,03,04,05,06, BR 21A, BR 22A, BR24, BR26B and BR28 date stamped 6th April 2009.
no objection to the proposals
Do not oppose
Multiple consultees responded to application 09/00627/B for conversion from ancillary office use to general office use at The Old Bakery, James Place, Douglas, with Highways Division, Douglas Corporation, and Manx Electricity Authority raising no objections, while responses for a different application 08/00627/B received mixed views.
Key concern: concerns about access from narrower Lhagg Road and proposed access road width (Patrick Parish for different app)
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.; 09/00627/B Conversion from ancillary office use to general office use, The Old Bakery James Place
Highways Division
No Objection09/00627/B | Conversion from ancillary office use to general office use The Old Bakery, James Place, Douglas | Do not oppose
Manx Electricity Authority
No CommentThe Authority wish to express their interest in the following planning applications, and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority.; There are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application.
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority.
Patrick Parish Commissioners
ObjectionOPPOSE the proposal on the following grounds
Highways Division
Conditional No Objection08/00627/B | Installation of an access gate, Field 334194 Lhagg Road Dalby | Do not oppose subject to the imposition of the following condition: | Visibility splays 2x 12m
Conditions requested: Visibility splays 2x 12m
