Change of use to permit warehouse or light industrial use

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Existing condition restricted the building to light industrial use only
• ✓Warehousing and light industrial are separate use classes, requiring a new permission
• ✓Building is located within an established industrial estate, making warehousing acceptable
• ✓Previous approvals had permitted subdivision of the building into five units
• ✓Application approved by the Planning Committee with three conditions
• ✓seeks approval to permit the use of a building within Spring Valley Industrial Estate, Braddan, as warehousing in addition to the already permitted light industrial use
• ✓Approval for alterations and extensions to the building was previously granted through the approval of 04/1170 and 05/642, which permits the sub-division of the building into five units. A condition attached to these approvals specifically restricts their use for light industrial purposes only
• ✓Under The Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 1995 light industrial use and warehousing (storage or distribution) are different use classes
• ✓There are no objections to the planning application

This application sought permission to allow Unit 48 at Spring Valley Industrial Estate, Braddan, to be used for warehousing in addition to its already permitted light industrial use. Previous planning approvals (04/1170 and 05/642) had allowed alterations, extensions, and subdivision of the building into five units, but attached a condition restricting those units to light industrial use only. Because warehousing (storage or distribution) is a different use class from light industrial under planning rules, a separate permission was required to allow that additional use. The Planning Committee granted permission on 24 November 2005, subject to three conditions.

The Planning Committee permitted the change of use at Unit 48 Spring Valley Industrial Estate. A previous approval had restricted the building's five subdivided units to light industrial use only, and because warehousing is a separate use class under planning rules, a new permission was needed. The officer found no reason why warehousing would be unacceptable given the building's location within an industrial estate, and the application was approved with three conditions.

Policies Assessed (1)

Conditions (3)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The use must be taken up within four years of the date of this notice in order for this approval to remain valid after that time.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This approval relates to drawing no.s 03/2001/00 and 03/2001/06B date stamped the 20th September 2005.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   This approval permits the use of the building for either light industrial purposes or storage and distribution purposes.

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