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Cornerstone Architects Cornerstone Architects 79 Parliament Street Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1AQ
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to APPROVE an application by Progress Shaving Brush (Vulfix) Ltd, Ref 21/01283/B, for the Erection of 10 units for industrial, office and commercial use at Former Central Abattoir Cronkbourne Douglas Isle Of Man IM4 4QE.
Any conditions or notes which apply to the approval are set out below. This approval is subject to compliance with any conditions listed and may not be implemented until it becomes final (see guidance notes).
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.
Reason: To ensure that sufficient provision is made for off-street parking in the interests of highway safety.
Reason: To ensure that the development is carried out to the highest standards of materials, in the interests of the appearance of the development and the visual amenities of the area.
Reason: In order to ensure that adequate drainage/flood control measures/facilities are provided, and retained, in the interests of the amenity of the area.
All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the units, whichever is the sooner.
Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
Reason: To provide adequate safeguards for the ecological species existing on the site and as the landscaping of the site is an integral part of the scheme and must be implemented as approved.
Reason: The Department has assessed the impact of the proposal on the basis of the specific use and any alternative uses within the same Use Class will require further consideration.
Reason: To enable the Department to consider the implications of any subsequent change of use on the amenities of the area.
This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings received on 4 November 2021, and additional/amended documents and drawings received 31 October 2022.
This decision has been made for the following reasons(s) Overall, it is considered that although the inclusion of office accommodation and retail uses within the scheme do not comply fully with the requirements of Business Policies 7 and 5, the overall proposed use is not significantly different from the existing uses within the Tromode & Ballafletcher industrial area which currently houses a mix of uses, associated with the dominant industrial use. The proposal has also been considered on an exceptional basis, given the unique nature of the office provision within the scheme and its needs, and the nature of retail use which by its scale and operation would not result in an unduly harmful impact on Douglas' town centre vitality or viability. It is also considered that the proposal by reason of the location, the availability of parking spaces and acceptable amenity impact on the neighbouring units is considered to be acceptable. The development is, therefore, considered to comply with the requirements of Business Policy 4, Strategic Policies 6 and 7, Spatial Policy 5, General Policy 2, Transport Policy 7, and Environment Policies 4 and 5 of the Strategic Plan, for the reasons that have been articulated within the report.
Date of Issue: 17th January 2023
Director of Planning and Building Control
Guidance Note
This decision was made by the Planning Committee in accordance with the authority delegated to it.
This decision refers only to that applied for under the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and its subordinate legislation.
A copy of the Officer’s report and any correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services www.gov.im/Viewapplications) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.
Implementation The decision does not become final until either Any appeal has been concluded; or 21 days have passed since the date on this notice and no appeal has been submitted
Development must progress in accordance with the plans approved under, and any conditions attached to this approval (irrespective of any changes that may separately be requested at the Building Control stage or by any other Statutory Authority). This approval does not remove the need to also comply with any other relevant legislation.
Any conditions requiring certain works, submissions etc. prior to commencement of development must be fulfilled prior to work starting on site. Failure to adhere to this approval and meet the requirements of all conditions may invalidate this approval or result in formal enforcement action.
Appeal Any appeal must be in writing and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. The appeal must contain: the grounds for making the appeal; payment of the planning appeal fee (currently £305); and
if relevant, confirmation that the appellant wishes to have the appeal determined by means of an inquiry and payment of the additional inquiry fee (currently £115). Where the appeal is submitted by the applicant they must:
specify in detail and by reference to material planning considerations the reasons why the appellant disagrees with that determination; and
Where against a refusal, on the grounds of deficient detail or supporting documentation, set out why they consider the information or documentation forming part of the application was sufficient in the circumstance. If the appeal is submitted by someone who has interested Person Status but is not listed in Article 4(2) of the Development Procedure Order 2019, that person must relate their grounds for making the appeal to issues which they included in representations made prior to the application being determined.
Failure to meet all of the relevant above requirements will mean that the appeal cannot be validated.
An appeal form and more detailed guidance are available either from Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or from the Department’s website www.gov.im/planningappeal
If this decision becomes final because there is no appeal, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House. Please note that if the counter copy of the application is not collected within thirty days following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyed without further notice.
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