28 March 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Brookfield, Main Road, Ballaugh, Isle Of Man, IM7 5eq
The proposal involves converting a single first-floor room in the three-storey dwelling Brookfield, located on a corner plot in Ballaugh village, into a beauty treatment room for teeth whitening treatments lasting 90 minutes, by appointment only, with an expected average of one client per day.
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The officer identified two main issues: impacts on residential amenities from visitors and parking/traffic generation. On amenities, the site's corner location on Main Road and Station Road, proximity…
General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zones to respect amenities, not adversely affect road safety/traffic, provide parking, and avoid harm to character. Officer assessed the low-impact use (silent, appointment-only, restricted hours) in busy village location with existing commercial activity would meet all tests, especially amenity and highways criteria, without significant additional vehicles or disturbance.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the change of use of part of dwelling to a beauty treatment room as proposed in the submitted documents which are date-stamped 28th January 2011.
Operating hours
The beauty treatment room shall only be open to visiting members of the public, between the hours of 10.00hrs and 15.00hrs and 18.00hrs and 23.00hrs on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and between the hours of 09.00hrs and 22.00hrs on any Saturday and Sunday.
Approve. Have no objections.
Has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications. (withdrew initial recommendation to refuse)
Highways Division recommends refusal due to inadequate parking provision, Ballaugh Parish Commissioners have no objections, and a neighbour objects to operating hours and parking issues.
Key concern: Inadequate parking provision for this operation
Ballaugh Parish Commissioners
No Objectionhave no objections thereto
Highways Division
ObjectionRecommend Refusal; Inadequate parking provision for this operation. Proposed parking is utilised by existing residents.; 7 metre double yellow lines are already on order for Main Road/Station Road junctions due to inappropriate parking.
