4 July 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
New Unit, Close Beg, Ballawattleworth, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1xf
West Coast Fitness is a three-storey gym building in a residential estate on the edge of Peel, surrounded by shops, a pub, nursery, and surgery. The proposal adds a single-storey flat-roof extension (18m long, 3.4-4.2m deep) to the east side facing fields, and a two-storey high (ground floor only) extension (20.7m wide…
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The officer assessed the principle of development as acceptable under GP2(a) given the site's location in an established neighbourhood with shops and services where higher traffic and noise are expect…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect amenity, character, design, highway safety. Officer tested extensions' location away from homes, minimal visual bulk, noise mitigation via reconfiguration, retained parking, and cycle provision against parts (a,b,c,g,h,i). Found compliant as site in mixed-use residential area expects activity.
Environmental Policy 22
Assessed neighbour amenity impacts. Extensions comply with part (iii) as prior hour extensions approved without objections, complaints dismissed by Environmental Health, and layout changes reduce noise.
Environment Policy 23
Relevant to amenity protection alongside EP22; officer noted no formal complaints or enforcement history.
Community Policy 7
Listed as relevant but not explicitly tested; relates to community facilities.
Community Policy 11
Listed as relevant but not explicitly tested.
Community Policy 6
Permits extensions to community facilities if no over-concentration, unacceptable amenity/highway impacts, accessible. Officer implied compliance via location in existing mixed area, no amenity/highway harm.
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.
Obscured glazing
All new windows on the north eastern and south western elevations of the approved building, must on installation be fitted with obscured glazing to at least level 5 of Pilkington's Guide to obscuration and shall be retained as such unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority. Reason - To protect the amenity of adjacent properties.
Use restriction
The building as extended by this permission shall be used for leisure and community purposes only. Reason - To protect the amenity of adjacent properties.
Opening hours
The building as extended by this permission shall not be open outside of the following time periods unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority: Monday - Thursday 06:00 - 21:00; Friday 06:00 - 20:00; Saturday 08:00 - 16:00; and, Sunday 08:00 - 12:00. Reason - To protect the amenity of adjacent properties. The Department has previously assessed the impact of the proposed development on the basis of the specific times requested for within PA 18/00724/B and any alternative opening times will require further consideration.
Cycle storage
Prior to the commencement of the development, hereby approved, details of the proposed cycle storage facilities shall be submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. The development shall be carried in accordance with the approved details, which shall be retained and permanently made available for cycle parking. Such cycle parking facilities shall allow for 2 No. 'Sheffield' type hoops which should be provided near the main entrance for visitors. Reason: To ensure that sufficient cycle parking provision is made on site commensurate with the size of the facility as outlined in the Manual for Manx Roads and LTN1/20.
no objection subject to planning condition for submission of cycle storage facilities details
A resident objects due to existing noise and parking issues from the gym, while DOI Highways initially requests more information and later raises no objection subject to a condition for improved cycle storage details.
Key concern: noise and parking issues impacting residential amenity
REDACTED (resident at 1 Close Beg)
ObjectionTheir attitude over the last few years... is a total disregard for the neighbours; I object because of more noise in a residential area and their lack of respect for the surrounding residents
Highways Development Control
No CommentTo enable HDC to form a view... advise of staff, customer and car parking numbers and any changes thereto. Details of bicycle parking would be helpful too.
Highways Development Control
Conditional No ObjectionIt should be repositioned nearer the front entrance and the layout provided to ensure convenient access from without and within as well as the numbers of bicycles to be accommodated. Additionally, A couple of ‘Sheffield’ type hoops should be provided near the entrance for visitors; no objection is raised subject to a request for a planning condition for submission of further details for approval of cycle storage facilities
Conditions requested: submission of further details for approval of cycle storage facilities
