5 June 2008 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Mrs F Mullen)
B & Q Plc, 35, Spring Valley Industrial Estate, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 2qt
The proposal involved placing a moveable trailer (approximately 4m x 2.5m) in one parking space on the B&Q car park to operate as a takeaway selling hot and cold food and drinks, open roughly 7am to 5pm, 363 days a year.
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The officer noted that Braddan Local Plan policy at paragraph 2.4 restricts retail in industrial areas to protect industrial land supply and established retail zones, but judged this catering trailer …
Predominantly Industrial policy restricting retail
Policy at paragraph 2.4 permits only retail serving local neighbourhoods and prohibits it in industrial areas to protect industrial land supply and established retail zones. Officer assessed the trailer as catering for B&Q visitors only, concluding it would not adversely affect retail areas or industrial land supply, thus compliant as a minor exception.
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.
Scope of permission
This permission relates to the installation of a mobile food facility selling hot and cold food and drinks.
Do not oppose, subject to condition that trailer located such that customers not queuing in car park circulation space
No objection
Approve, recommend liaison on fire precautions
No objection subject to notes on Sewerage Act compliance, grease trap, and waste disposal
No objection in principle subject to notes on no polluting discharges, fat/food waste handling under Sewerage Act 1999
Multiple consultees including Braddan Parish Commissioners, Highways Division, Douglas Drainage, Transport Drainage, and Fire Service responded to application 08/00355/B for operation of a catering business at B&Q car park, with all indicating no objection subject to specific conditions related to drainage, parking circulation, and fire safety consultation.
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners had no objection to the following planning applications:- PA08 00355 B - Carl Moss - Operation of a catering business - B&Q Car Park
Borough of Douglas
Conditional No ObjectionDouglas Corporation acting as the agent for the Department of Transport, under the Sewerage Act 1999 has no objection in principle to the above application subject to the following.; In the event that this application is approved I should be grateful if these comments could be incorporated in the approval notice.
Conditions requested: It is an offence under Manx legislation to permit the discharge of polluting or harmful matter to any public sewers or watercourses.; No discharges of fat or other food waste which will affect the performance of the public foul sewerage system will be permitted to enter the foul sewer.; It will be the responsibility of the developer/occupier of the premises to provide satisfactory means of removal and disposal for such waste.
Department of Transport Drainage Division
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection subject to the following conditions:-; In the event that this application is approved I should be grateful if these comments could be incorporated in the approval notice.
Conditions requested: Under section 6 of the Sewerage Act 1999 there must be No discharges of; a) any matter likely to injure the sewer or drain, to interfere with the free flow of its contents or to affect prejudicial the treatment and disposal of its contents. b) any matter of a description prescribe for the purpose of this paragraph.; A grease/fat trap is recommended to be installed and maintained by the occupier/ owner to prevent any such waste entering the drainage system.; No discharges of fat or other food waste, which will affect the performance of the public foul sewerage system, will be permitted to the foul sewer.; It will be the responsibility of the occupier of the premises to provide satisfactory means of disposal for such waste.; The applicant is to provide detail of the disposal of the washing water.
Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose, subject to the imposition of the following condition:
Conditions requested: The trailer must be located such that customers are not queuing in car park circulation space.
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionRecommend: Approve / Defer / Refusal
Conditions requested: RECOMMEND TO THE APPLICANT CONCEVED WITH THE FINE CHEESE OF DEPARTMENT TO DISCLOS THE PROVISION OF ACKNOWLEDGE FOR PRECAUTION.
