15 October 2014 · Committee
Efb Iom Ltd, European House, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5ed
This application sought permission to convert the ground floor of European House on Peel Road, Douglas from its former use as a print warehouse and offices into a mixed use comprising offices, a facility for the storage, distribution and sale of alcohol, and a café. The building is the former publishing house of Isle of Man Newspapers, a large multi-storey structure with four floors of offices at the front and a warehouse unit at the rear. The site has existing car parking at the front and a goods entrance on the northern side. The committee permitted the application on 15 October 2014, subject to two conditions. The officer's report identified the main planning questions as whether a non-industrial use was appropriate for this site and whether the proposed uses could be accommodated without problems of access, parking, or conflict with other uses already operating there.
The application was permitted by committee on 15 October 2014, subject to two conditions. The key planning questions were whether a non-industrial use was acceptable on this site and whether access, parking, and compatibility with other uses on the site could be satisfactorily managed. Both were resolved in favour of the proposal.
Major employment-generating development should be located in existing centres on land zoned for such purposes
Strategic Policies
Strategic Policy 6: Major employment -generating development should be located in existing centres on land zoned for such purposes and identified as such in existing Local or new Area Plans. 4.4.2 To maintain a healthy and diverse economy, there needs to be sufficient land available for industrial, office and retail purposes. Accordingly:
Undeveloped land which is zoned in Local or Area Plans for industrial, office, or retail purposes will be retained and protected for such uses
Strategic Policies
Spatial Policy 7: In accordance with Strategic Policy 3 Area Plans will assess the need for Green Gaps(1) between settlements so as to avoid coalescence. (1) Green Gap is defined in Appendix 1 This page has been left intentionally blank. This page has been left intentionally blank. CHAPTER 6 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS CONTENTS 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Development within land-use zones 6.3 Development outside of areas zoned for development 6.4 Planning Agreements 6.5 Enforcement 6.6 Advertisements 6.7 Public Art CHAPTER 6 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 The Development Plan will make positive land-use allocations and provision through its policies such as to meet the Island's foreseen development needs for the period 2001 -2016. It will therefore provide the basis on which development control decisions are made during this period. 6.1.2
The Department will support new retail provision in existing retail areas at a scale appropriate to the existing area
Retail policies
Business Policy 9: The Department will support new retail provision in existing retail areas at a scale appropriate to the existing area and which will not have an adverse effect on adjacent retail areas. Major retail development proposals will require to be supported by a Retail Impact Assessment(1). (1) Retail Impact Assessment is defined in Appendix1.
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 goods to be sold in the wine warehouse are restricted to alcohol, soft drinks and bar type snacks.
built under PA 91/00666/B which accommodates a front section with four floors of offices and a reception and a lower warehouse unit at the rear
development of a mixed use scheme on land mostly designated for industrial use at Ballafletcher in Braddan. This proposed the development of 1,400 sq m of industrial floor space, 240 sq m of office and retail and 1,655 sq m of leisure use
