25 January 2011 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
The Galpals Collective, 2, King Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2ba
The proposal involved converting an existing four-storey Victorian retail building on the corner of King Street and an access lane in Douglas town centre from shop use to a beauty salon called Heavenly Beauty, with the lower ground floor used as a private exercise studio (powerplate and treadmill for one client at a ti…
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The officer considered the site within a Predominantly Shopping Use area per Douglas Local Plan 1998, but noted surrounding properties have a mixture of uses including shops, hairdressers, food outlet…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 from Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007. Officer applied it implicitly through overall assessment of acceptability in town centre context with mixed uses.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character and protect special features. Assessed as having neutral effect since no external alterations proposed, thus preserving character.
Business Policy 10
Permits retail only in town centres but this is non-retail change of use. Officer found acceptable due to existing mixed uses beyond strict retail, in established town centre.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the change of use of former retail shop to beauty salon / aesthetics clinic and wellbeing centre (retrospective), including lower ground floor to an exercise studio and third floor as additional treatment rooms; as shown in the 1:1250 and 1:250 site / locations plans and 3 pages of floor plans, all date stamped 1 November 2010, in addition to information in a letter from the applicant, date stamped 11 January 2011.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications. Note: Parking standards have been relaxed due to its town location
no objection
