11 January 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Warehouse And Store, Falcon Cliff Terrace Lane, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4ax
The proposal sought retrospective permission to change a warehouse in a predominantly residential area to a martial arts training facility operating evenings and weekends, accommodating up to 15 students plus instructors, with no details on exact numbers, session breakdowns, car parking layout or manoeuvring.
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The site is in an area zoned as predominantly residential in the Douglas Local Plan 1998, making the proposed recreational sporting use (martial arts classes) contrary to zoning, though not automatica…
Strategic Policy 1
Relevant policy from Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007. Officer did not detail specific requirements but considered alongside others in context of residential zoning and use change assessment. Insufficient info prevented full test of compliance with residential impacts.
General Policy 2
Relevant from Strategic Plan 2007. Applied to overall development control in residential zone; proposal contrary to Douglas Local Plan 1998 residential zoning but other factors like amenity/highway impacts required assessment, blocked by lack of details.
Transport Policy 4
Relevant for highway/traffic assessment. Highways consultee had no objection but lack of parking layout/manoeuvring details prevented officer evaluation of local highway network impact.
Transport Policy 7
Relevant for parking/access standards. Officer noted 20 spaces required but no plans submitted showing provision or manoeuvring, especially with scaffolding yard use.
Do not oppose; hours of operation will not generate additional traffic during peak periods; no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No noise nuisance issues from martial arts use (no amplification, fans etc.); traffic noise less than warehouse; recommend restricting permission to this sporting use to prevent noisier activities like motorized vehicles or firearms
