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Application No.: 21/01200/B Applicant: Lifestyle Furniture Proposal: Creation of an entrance canopy and resurfacing of car parking and marking out car parking spaces Site Address: Unit 16A Snugborough Trading Estate Union Mills Isle Of Man IM4 4LH Senior Planning Officer: Mr Jason Singleton Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 17.02.2022 _________________________________________________________________
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The proposals would be deemed to accord with General Policy 2 of the Iom Strategic Plan 2016.
Plans/Drawings/Information; This decision relates to drawings received on 5th October 2021, referenced;
_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons
None _____________________________________________________________________________
1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The application site is the curtilage of Unit 16 and 17 Snugborough Trading Estate. The units which are situated on the eastern side of the site entrance is completely screened from Peel Road to the south by the mature landscaping which runs along the entire southern and western boundary of the units. The units are singlet storey with a shallow pitched roof and the front elevation of these units which has painted masonry walls directly overlooks the parking areas situated directly opposite and separated by the driveway which serves these units and the neighbouring unit (Unit 28) situated directly southeast.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 Proposed is the creation of an entrance canopy that would see part of the front elevation cladded in timber effect cladding for a width of 9.7m. The canopy would measure a width of 4.0m and 3.3m high located above the front door way. This would project out from the building by approx. 1.6m with safety glass barrier and steel bollards to the front at 1.1m high. Part of the proposal would see the existing redundant doors replaced by a new shop glazed window. The submitted drawings also show coloured images affixed to the wall either side of the entrance. - 2.2 Also proposed is the resurfacing of the car park and formalisation of parking spaces on the ground to include 2 dedicated bays for disabled parking.
3.1 The application site is in an area zoned as Industrial under the Area Plan for the East (Map 8 Union Mills / Strang) and the site is not within a Conservation Area. The site is not prone to flood risks and there are no Registered trees on the site. The site is also not within a Registered Tree Area. As such, the following parts of the Strategic Plan are relevant: - 3.2 General Policy 2 states: "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development:
4.1 21/01346/D - Erection of four non illuminated advertisement boards to the front elevation. Approved. - 4.2 04/01167/B - 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). Approved with the condition; 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.
5.2 Braddan Commissioners have stated that they have no objection to the application (9 November 2021). - 5.3 DoI Highways have not commented at the time of writing.
6.0 ASSESSMENT The fundamental issues to consider in the assessment of this planning application are;
6.1 The proposed entrance canopy and cladding to the front façade would seek to modernise an otherwise blank and flat façade. The area is already demarked with planter boxes and the proposal would help with the legibility and formality of the entrance to the building. Any views would be read within the context of the building and its usage as a retail shop and would be appropriate in this instance for the building. The proposed tarmacking and demarcation of parking bays would tidy up an area that is currently loose gravel. The proposal when finished help to ensure there is no detrimental visual impact to this property or that of the surrounding streetscene and is deemed to be an acceptable form of development that complies with those sections of General Policy 2(b) & (c) and the RDG 2019 - 6.2 The proposed works would not be considered to have any detrimental impact upon the neighbouring retail properties given the level and scale of works being proposed is solely contained to the front elevation. This aspect would accord to Gp2(g). Any other considerations - 6.3 The use of the building was approved in 2004 for the retailing of furniture and conditioned under that application. The current use of the building is continued to be retailing (as noted on the application form) for the selling of house hold furniture and has done for many years. As such there has been no change of use of the premises since the initial approval in 2004 and the proposed alterations within this application would not be altering this aspect. It would be pertinent in this case to echo the wording of the original condition regarding the use for the retail of furniture/ showroom and associated offices.
7.1 For the above reasons, it is concluded that the proposals would be an appropriate form of development that does not harm the use and enjoyment of neighbouring properties and has been designed to comply with aforementioned planning policies of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS
8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:
I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status
Decision Made : Permitted Date : 17.02.2022 Determining officer
Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management
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