**Document:** DEC Decision Notice **Application:** 24/00305/C — Change of use of industrial unit to dog grooming and kennelling (retrospective) **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2024-09-25 **Parish:** Malew **Document Type:** decision / decision_notice **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/32273-malew-units-change-of-use/documents/1060264 --- # DEC Decision Notice Hair Off The Dog Ltd Ms Z Collister 12 Crossag Close, Ballasalla IM9 2HH TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Hair Off The Dog Ltd, Ref 24/00305/C, for the Change of use of industrial unit to dog grooming and kennelling (retrospective) at Units 6 - 7 Parville Court Balthane Industrial Estate Balthane Ballasalla Isle Of Man . Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes). - 1. There shall be no ancillary retail sales from the premises, the primary use of which shall remain as a dog grooming business. Reason: To safeguard the amenities of occupiers of adjoining buildings and to maintain the vitality and viability of Castletown Town Centre and other major town centres in the south of the Island. - 2. The premises shall be used for dog grooming and daytime kennelling only, with no dogs to be kennelled on the premises overnight. Reason: In the interest of sound animal husbandry and amenity in general. - 3. Within 1 month of the date of this decision, the applicant shall provide to the Department a waste storage and disposal plan. Said plan shall include details of where and how waste from the premises will be stored and arrangements for its disposal. Reason: In the interest of amenity and to ensure there is no impact upon health and well-being in the area. This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 10/05/2024: Location Plan Site Plan Existing Floor Plan Proposed Floor Plan Parking Plan (dated 14/7/2024) This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) The proposal is of an acceptable land use and will benefit the ongoing business activity within the site. The proposals will not harm amenity or highway safety in the area nor detract from the vitality or viability of nearby town or village centres. The proposals therefore comply with General Policy 2 and broadly with the aims of Business Policies 1 and 5 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Date of Issue: 25th September 2024 J CHANCE Director of Planning and Building Control Guidance Note This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it. This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation. A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas. Implementation The decision does not become final until either Any appeal has been concluded; or 21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation. Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action. Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain: the grounds for making the appeal; payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £355); and if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently £130). Where the appeal is submitted by the applicant they must: specify in detail and by reference to material planning considerations the reasons why the appellant disagrees with that determination; and Where against a refusal, on the grounds of deficient detail or supporting documentation, set out why they consider the information or documentation forming part of the application was sufficient in the circumstance. If the appeal is submitted by someone who has interested Person Status but is not listed in Article 4(2) of the Development Procedure Order 2019, that person must relate their grounds for making the appeal to issues which they included in representations made prior to the application being determined. Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated. An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application (should one have been received) may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within thirty days following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice. --- *Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/32273-malew-units-change-of-use/documents/1060264*