13 February 2006 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Lotus Nails & Beauty, 29, Duke Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2az
The proposal involves changing the use of the ground floor shop at 29 Duke Street from retail to offices for a general insurance brokers, without any building works. The site is in a terraced row in Douglas, zoned as predominantly shopping under the Douglas Local Plan 1998, but surrounded by mixed uses including estate…
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The site is in an area zoned as predominantly shopping use under the Douglas Local Plan 1998, but the officer assessed that there are numerous non-retail uses nearby including estate agents, travel ag…
Douglas Local Plan Order 1998
The policy zones the area as predominantly shopping use. The officer assessed that despite this, non-retail uses are common nearby and the site adjoins office-zoned areas with retail, interpreting the mixed character as allowing the change of use without strict adherence to retail-only zoning.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing AT 771.1 and AT 771.2 all received on 6th December 2005.
no adverse traffic impacts
no objection
entrance should be accessible to an unassisted wheelchair user. All serving counters should contain at least one section suitable for wheelchair users
