Alterations and change of use from a cafe and shop with associated bicycle repair and servicing and cycle storage, showers and public conveniences to a cafe (Class 1.3), financial and professional services (Class 1.2) and public conveniences and including shop (Class 1.1), office that does not involve visiting members of the public (Class 2.1) and other community uses (Class 4.3) in association with RB application 22/01156/CON

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Change of use from café, shop, bicycle repair, and public conveniences to a mix of café, financial and professional services, office, retail, and community uses
• ✓Alterations to the existing building at New Market Hall, Market Hill, Douglas
• ✓Approved by delegated decision on 8 December 2022

This application sought permission to alter the New Market Hall on Market Hill, Douglas, and change its use from a café and shop with bicycle repair, cycle storage, showers, and public conveniences to a broader mix of uses. The proposed new uses included a café, financial and professional services, retail, an office not open to the public, community uses, and retained public conveniences. The application was linked to a related conservation area consent application (22/01156/CON). It was decided by a Principal Planner under delegated authority and was permitted on 8 December 2022. The decision notice confirms the application was approved, though the detailed planning reasons behind the approval are not available in the supplied evidence.

The application was approved by a Principal Planner acting under delegated authority. The decision permitted the change of use and alterations to the New Market Hall as described in the application. The formal decision record lists 2 conditions.

Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   No new grilles, security alarms, lighting, security or other cameras or other fixtures shall be mounted on the external faces of the building other than those shown on the drawings hereby approved, a method statement of how the fixtures shall be mounted on the external faces shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department, the works shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved statement.

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