11 December 2020 · Council of Ministers
Lewis Seafoods Ltd, Unit 5, Isle Of Man Food Park, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1td
The application involved changing a vacant 28sqm room inside the existing industrial fish processing unit to a small retail shop for fresh, locally processed seafood, prompted by Covid-19 export disruptions that increased local demand.
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The officer assessed the principle of retail in an industrial zone as acceptable under Business Policy 5(b) because only products processed on-site (fresh fish) would be sold, and separating retail fr…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, not adversely affect amenity/character/road safety/parking, and avoid flood risk. Officer found compliance due to minimal external changes, ample parking, pedestrian/vehicle segregation, 46m separation from nearest homes, and flood mitigation measures like raised electrics/sandbags.
Business Policy 1
Encourages employment growth if according with other policies. Supported as retail promotes local seafood sales/sustainability, employs staff, and diversifies from wholesale amid Covid-19.
Business Policy 5
Restricts retail in industrial zones except for on-site produced goods inseparable from business without harming town centre; tested via small 28sqm scale (de minimis impact), fresh fish requiring on-site processing, and existing similar operations.
Transport Policy 6 - Equal weight for vehicles and pedestrians
Requires equal weight to pedestrians in design. Satisfied by demarcated pedestrian routes, setback hoarding for sight lines, and pickup point.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards. Ample existing spaces (1 per 50sqm industrial) plus central parking sufficed for low customer numbers (10-30 weekdays).
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Use limited to DEFA/lessee for fish products
The retail use hereby approved shall only be implemented for the retail sale of fish products carried out by DEFA or its current lessee at Unit 5, The Food Park, Mill Road, Peel. Upon cessation of occupation of Unit 5 by DEFA or its current lessee, the use for the provision of retail sales of fish products hereby approved shall cease.
Opening hours
The retail use hereby approved shall only open for customers within the following times: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 9am - 5pm (Wednesdays and Sundays: Closed)
Customer pickup point
The customer pickup point shown on Drawing No 2020/03/A shall not be used for the parking of vehicles unrelated to the collection of retail products and shall remain free of obstruction to such use at all times.
Do not oppose
do not oppose the proposals contained within these applications
Peel Town Commissioners do not oppose the proposal subject to any conditions stipulated, and DOI Highways Division do not oppose.
Peel Town Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionThe Commissioners do not oppose the proposals contained within these applications subject to any conditions stipulated below; 20/00925/B Isle of Man Seafoods, Unit 5, Mill Road, Peel
Conditions requested: subject to any conditions stipulated below
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 28.08.2020
