Conversion of existing factory and office unit to a furniture showroom with associated offices including the installation of timber wooden double doors to replace existing single, (Unit G)

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Conversion of an existing industrial and office unit to a furniture showroom
• ✓Replacement of existing single doors with timber double doors
• ✓Internal layout of the unit suited to showroom use
• ✓Approved by the Planning Committee with two conditions

Permission was granted to convert Unit 16 (Unit G) at Snugborough Trading Estate, Union Mills, Braddan from an existing factory and office unit into a furniture showroom with associated offices. The works also included replacing the existing single entrance doors with timber double doors. The officer's report noted that the unit is an existing industrial building situated at the entrance to Snugborough Industrial Estate, and that its internal layout resembled a suite of offices, making it well suited to displaying furniture in a home-type environment. The Planning Committee approved the application, with two conditions attached to the permission.

The Planning Committee approved the application. The existing unit at Snugborough Industrial Estate was considered suitable for conversion to a furniture showroom, with its internal layout noted as lending itself well to displaying furniture in a home-type setting. Two conditions were attached to the permission.

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Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This approval relates to the conversion of the existing building to a furniture showroom with associated offices including the installation of new doors in place of the existing roller shutter door as shown in the photographs and drawings received on 7th June, 2004.

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