25 July 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner Jason Singleton
Victory House, Prospect Hill, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1eq
The proposal involves changing multiple floors of a 1970s five-storey office building, formerly occupied by Lloyds Bank, to a gymnasium and wellness centre, specifically levels 1, 2 and 3 south of the main entrance and level 4 on both sides.
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The officer determined the change of use acceptable as the site is within a Mixed Use Proposal Area - Strand Street under the Area Plan for the East 2020, which supports a variety of town centre uses …
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with Area Plan zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting/scale/design, does not adversely affect townscape character, local amenities, or provides satisfactory access/parking. The officer assessed the internal change of use as compliant given the town centre Mixed Use zoning, no external alterations, sustainable location, and no amenity/highway impacts.
Environment Policy 36
ENV36 permits development outside but close to a Conservation Area only if it does not detrimentally affect important views into/out of the area. The officer found no adverse impact due to the absence of external changes to the building.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Use restriction
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 2019 the approval hereby granted shall only relate to the use as a gymnasium/wellness centre. Reason: The use of the building for other uses set out within the same use class would need assessment, given the nature/scale of the site and parking arrangements.
no objection (06.07.2022)
no objection (08.07.2022)
Highway Services HDC and Douglas Borough Council both raised no objections to application 22/00696/C, finding no significant negative impacts on highways or other concerns.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
