23 February 2017 · Committee
Office Canteen, Garage Showroom, Mines Road, Foxdale, Isle Of Man, IM4 3ex
This application sought permission to erect a replacement workshop and car display showroom at a garage site on Mines Road (A24) in Foxdale, Isle of Man. The site sits on the south side of the main road through Foxdale, directly opposite Foxdale Primary School. The existing workshop on the site measures approximately 13m by 22m with a pitched roof reaching a ridge height of around 10.5m. The application was amended during the process to include drawings showing the elevations of the existing workshop. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture's Committee approved the application on 23 February 2017, in line with the officer's recommendation. Permission was granted subject to three conditions.
The Committee approved the application to erect a replacement workshop and car display showroom at the Foxdale site. The officer recommended approval and the Committee agreed, resulting in permission being granted with three conditions.
Business Policy 5 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016
considered acceptable in terms of Business Policy 5
Business Policy 5: On land zoned for industrial use, permission will be given only for industrial development or for storage and distribution; retailing will not be permitted except where either: (a) the items to be sold could not reasonably be sold from a town centre location because of their size or nature; or (b) the items to be sold are produced on the site and their sale could not reasonably be severed from the overall business; and, in respect of (a) or (b), where it can be demonstrated that the sales would not detract from the vitality and viabil ity of the appropriate town centre shopping area. 9.2.7 Where industrial development is proposed, it is essential that all parking and manoeuvring by vehicles which will be generated by the use of the site can be accommodated within the site and off the highway. This is particularly important within industrial estates where lack of parking and manoeuvring space can create significant difficulties for other estate users, particularly where the use of large and articulated vehicles is involved. Where mezzani ne levels are proposed after a building has been completed, the Department may require more parking space to accommodate the additional traffic which would be generated. The standards of parking provision which will be required are set out in Appendix 7. 9.2.8 Local requirements for industrial development of a particular sort will be identified during the preparation of Area Plans. The Department is aware that, within some parts of the Island, there is a demand for small "starter units".
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
The parking of vehicles for sale and display must be contained within the Car Sales Area as shown on drawing number 16.BM.2.14. No approval is hereby granted for the sale or display of vehicles from the Workshop Parking Area as defined on drawing 16.BM.2.14.
Condition 3
There shall be no external lighting of the development hereby approved unless a planning application is submitted for such.
change of use of site for the sale and storage of vehicles
most relevant
Approval in principle for erection of an industrial building at Bettacrete
materially relevant
Extension to industrial unit
materially relevant
Approval in principle for extension to existing building to form new industrial unit
materially relevant
industrial unit approved under PA 88/01161/B
neighbouring
erection of 24 residential units
