30 January 2004 · Planning Committee on review (written evidence)
Unit 7c, South Quay Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5at
The application sought permission to change an industrial unit to retail selling textile goods like bedding, curtains, and towels, with storage, in an industrial estate zoned for light industrial use. The site is irregularly shaped within the South Quay Industrial Estate, accessed from Buck's Head Road.
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The Planning Committee refused the application because the site is zoned for Light Industrial use on the Douglas Local Plan, and the proposed retail use would be contrary to this zoning.
Douglas Local Plan (Light Industrial zoning)
The policy zones the site for Light Industrial use, prohibiting retail. The proposed retail change of use directly conflicted with this zoning. The committee found it contrary despite existing direct sales by some units, as retail was unsuitable in the industrial environment and harmful to town centre.
no views, no adverse traffic impacts
no objection
