05/01905/BRefused

16 January 2006 · Planning Committee

Erection of an industrial unit (Amendment to approved 02/02108B) to be used for restricted retail use

Unit 17, Tromode Estate, Carrs Lane, Tromode, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4rg

Received3 Oct 2005

Validated5 Oct 2005

Committee6 Jan 2006

Decided16 Jan 2006

3 months

Received3 Oct 2005

Validated5 Oct 2005

Committee6 Jan 2006

Decided16 Jan 2006

3 months

Why was this refused?

Lack of specific details on retail goods
Designated industrial area policy requirements
Need to justify unsuitability for town centre retail
Precedent of neighbouring unit but insufficient detail here
Resolved parking concerns via amendment

The application sought full approval for building an industrial unit of approximately 628 sqm (with 50% proposed for retail after amendment), featuring a larger glazed frontage for visual improvement, on vacant industrial land at Unit 17, Tromode Industrial Estate, Douglas.

Refusal Reasons

✗Tromode Estate is in a designated industrial area, for a retail unit to be acceptable the application must provide adequate information to justify that the goods proposed to be sold in the industrial area cannot reasonably be sold from town centre locations. This application does not provide exact details of goods to be sold at the proposed unit and therefore until an application can provide the exact details of what type of goods would be sold, the proposal is unacceptable.

Documents (18)

Officer Report Decision Notice Location Plan Application Form

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Decision & Reasoning

Refused16 January 2006

The site is within the designated industrial area of Tromode Estate under the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982, where retail uses require adequate information justifying that …

Public Comments (3)

SupportChief Fire Officer(statutory consultee)

applicant to consult with Fire Safety Dept with regard to Fire Precautions contained within the proposal

ObjectionOnchan District Commissioners(parish)

ObjectionHighways Division, Department of Transport(statutory consultee)

Consultation Responses

DOT Highways initially objected due to inadequate parking for retail use but later withdrew objection subject to a specific parking condition; Onchan Commissioners recommended refusal due to non-conformity with Local Plan and prior conditions; Fire Service required consultation on fire precautions.

Key concern: proposals do not conform with the provisions of the Local Plan and prior condition prohibiting retail

Department of Transport Highways Division

Objection

Objection:; To ensure the provision of satisfactory vehicle parking arrangements.

Department of Transport Highways Division

Conditional No Objection

The additional car parking adjacent to Unit 15 is acceptable for serving the needs of your proposed development.; The Department of Transport Highways Division is willing to withdraw its letter of objection subject to the imposition of the following condition

Conditions requested: The seven off street car parking spaces adjacent to Unit 15 are assigned to this development and are utilized for staff parking.

Onchan District Commissioners

Objection

The Commissioners would recommend that the application be REFUSED for the following reasons

Isle of Man Fire And Rescue Service

Conditional No Objection

Applicant to consult with Fire Safety Department with regard to Fire Precautions contained within the proposal.; Recommend: Approved

Conditions requested: Applicant to consult with Fire Safety Department with regard to Fire Precautions contained within the proposal.

Source & Provenance

Official reference: 05/01905/B
Source authority: Isle of Man Government Planning & Building Control
Source system: Legacy IDOX planning platform
Official record URL: No stable public per-record URL
First indexed: 20 Sept 2025, 21:50
Last synced: 5 Mar 2026, 03:53
Licence: Isle of Man Open Government Licence

Why was this refused?

Lack of specific details on retail goods

Designated industrial area policy requirements

Need to justify unsuitability for town centre retail

Precedent of neighbouring unit but insufficient detail here

Resolved parking concerns via amendment

Refusal Reasons

✗Tromode Estate is in a designated industrial area, for a retail unit to be acceptable the application must provide adequate information to justify that the goods proposed to be sold in the industrial area cannot reasonably be sold from town centre locations. This application does not provide exact details of goods to be sold at the proposed unit and therefore until an application can provide the exact details of what type of goods would be sold, the proposal is unacceptable.

Consultation Responses

Key concern: proposals do not conform with the provisions of the Local Plan and prior condition prohibiting retail

Department of Transport Highways Division

Objection

Objection:; To ensure the provision of satisfactory vehicle parking arrangements.

Department of Transport Highways Division

Conditional No Objection

Conditions requested: The seven off street car parking spaces adjacent to Unit 15 are assigned to this development and are utilized for staff parking.

Onchan District Commissioners

Objection

The Commissioners would recommend that the application be REFUSED for the following reasons

Isle of Man Fire And Rescue Service

Conditional No Objection

Applicant to consult with Fire Safety Department with regard to Fire Precautions contained within the proposal.; Recommend: Approved

Conditions requested: Applicant to consult with Fire Safety Department with regard to Fire Precautions contained within the proposal.