3 March 2022 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
The Arts Hub, The Chapel, Nursery Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4hg
The proposal seeks retrospective permission to change the use of The Chapel on Nursery Avenue, Onchan, from a performing arts studio and community uses to office accommodation under Use Class 2.1.
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The site is designated as 'Mixed Use' on the Area Plan for the East 2020, reflecting the variety of shops and services in Onchan centre, making the principle of office use acceptable given the flexibi…
All new retail development (excepting neighbourhood shops and those instances identified in Business Policy 5) sited within the town and village centr
Directs office development to existing town centres. The officer assessed the proposal as acceptable in principle due to the site's mixed-use zoning and village centre location, reflecting the variety of shops and services.
new retail provision at a scale appropriate. Major retail development proposals to be supported by Retail Impact Assessment
Supports office development in town centres. Combined with SP9, the policy supports the reuse of the building for offices given the location and lack of amenity or highway harm.
General Policy 2
Requires suitable visual and neighbouring amenity and highway safety. The officer found no visual impacts, reduced amenity effects compared to prior uses, and acceptable parking/highway impacts in the town centre context.
Appendix 7
Requires at least 1 car parking space per 50sqm for new office development in towns, relaxable if no unacceptable on-street parking and near bus routes. The site provides 2 spaces for the floor area, prior approvals had similar conditions, town centre location with bus proximity and public parking justified approval despite questioned plan scale.
Rear parking availability
Within 1 month of this decision becoming final the rear parking area shall at all times be made available for the parking of vehicles associated with the approved use and shall be retained available for such use thereafter. Reason: To provide off-street parking in the interest of highway safety.
Use restriction to Class 2.1 offices
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), the building shall only be used as offices as set out in Class 2.1 of the Order at any time. Reason: The Department has assessed the impact of the proposal on the basis of the specific use and any alternative uses will require further consideration.
Do not oppose - no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking. Applicant should explore opportunity for electric charging and cycle parking.
DOI Highways Division does not oppose the retrospective change of use to an office, finding no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality, or parking.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; DNO on 10.02.2022; Do not oppose
