Additional use of site as retail showroom

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Additional retail showroom use proposed at an existing two-storey Manx stone building on Peel Road, Douglas
• ✓Four off-road parking spaces front the building
• ✓Principle of development assessed and found acceptable
• ✓Traffic impacts, parking provision, and effects on neighbouring properties were considered
• ✓Applicant holds a right of passage over adjacent land shared with the neighbouring petrol station
• ✓highways
• ✓parking
• ✓Principle of Development
• ✓Traffic Impacts / parking provision / Impact on Neighbouring Properties

Permission was granted for the additional use of the Wool Control building on Peel Road, Douglas, as a retail showroom. The site is a two-storey detached building constructed in Manx stone, with four off-road parking spaces to the front, located east of the petrol station known as the Brown Bobby. The officer report identified two main planning issues: the principle of introducing a retail showroom use at this location, and the potential impacts on traffic, parking, and neighbouring properties. Both were considered in reaching the decision to approve. The application was determined under delegated powers by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, with two conditions attached to the permission.

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application on 27 January 2021. The key planning issues considered were the principle of the additional use and the potential traffic, parking, and neighbouring property impacts. The application was approved under delegated powers.

Policies Assessed (2)

Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   No customers shall be served or remain in the building outside the following hours: Monday 0900hrs to 1700hr Tuesday 0900hrs to 1700hrs Wednesday 0900hrs to 1700hrs Thursday 0900hrs to 1700hrs Friday 0900hrs to 1600hrs Saturday 0900hrs to 1600hrs Sunday Closed

2. 2

   Condition 2

   Notwithstanding the provisions of article 5 of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2019, or any order revoking and re-enacting that Order with or without modifications, the goods to be sold within the unit (known as Wool Control) shall consist primarily of indoor and outdoor stoves, electric fires, fireplaces, surrounds, hearths, goods associated with stoves/fireplaces, specialist solid fuel/wood/coal/firelighters etc and associated fireplace equipment (fire guards, coal buckets/hods, fire place mirrors, companion sets and hearth tidys and maintenance products unless otherwise agreed with the Department.

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