13 January 2010 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
11, Port Jack, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1eb
The application sought retrospective permission to convert the first floor of a property above a ground-floor hairdresser's into three beauty treatment rooms with two staff members and opening hours matching the hairdresser's below. The site is in a designated shopping area of Port Jack, Onchan.
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The officer noted the proposed beauty salon use on the first floor is 'clearly related to the existing use of the ground floor as a hairdressers and considered to be in keeping with the land use desig…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects surroundings, provides satisfactory amenity including parking and access, and does not harm road safety or traffic. The officer tested the change of use against this, confirming compliance due to shopping zoning, no physical changes affecting character or amenity, and low traffic impact despite no off-street parking. Highways objection on parking (GP2(h) and (i)) was overruled based on commercial location and minimal generation.
Time limit
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.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the use of the first floor of the property defined by the red line on the location plan date stamped the 18th November 2009.
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only
No Objection subject to conditions on no polluting discharges to sewers
Drainage Division has no objection subject to a condition on pollution prevention; Highways Division objects due to congested parking; Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval.
Key concern: Congested parking in this area, no provision made for staff or customer parking
Drainage Division
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection subject to the following conditions; it is an offence under Manx legislation to permit the discharge of polluting or harmful matter to any public sewers or watercourses
Conditions requested: It should be noted that it is an offence under Manx legislation to permit the discharge of polluting or harmful matter to any public sewers or watercourses. Appropriate measures must be taken by the developer / occupier of the premises to ensure compliance with the legislation.
Highways Division
ObjectionObjection; Congested parking in this area, no provision made for staff or customer parking
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
