Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00109/B Applicant: Ardlui Limited Proposal: Refurbishment of shop premises Site Address: 3 - 4 Parliament Square Ramsey Isle of Man IM8 1AH Case Officer : Mr Owen Gore Photo Taken: 15.03.2018 Site Visit: 15.03.2018 Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 29.05.2018 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

Plans/Drawings/Information:

This Planning permission relates to the following plans and documents Drg No. P-001 Rev A Planning Drawing date stamped as having been received 21 May 2018.

_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons None _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The application site is located on Parliament Square, within a row of single storey shops units opposite 'The Swan' public house. The shop is a Class 1 shop and sits between an insurance broker and a takeaway. The existing front elevation of the unit is finished in painted render and has shiplap uPVC cladding across the entire frontage, above the windows and doors.

• THE PROPOSAL
• 2.1 The proposal is to Refurbish of shop unit, including the addition of a new shop front, alteration of the doorway, repainting/rendering of the external elevation and replacement of the uPVC cladding. PLANNING POLICY
• 3.1 The site is shown on the Ramsey Local Plan Order 1998 map No.2 as being within the local plan area and the property is designated within an Mixed Use area within the Town Centre. General Policy 2 applies to proposals that are in accordance with the land-use zoning. Due to the nature of the use Business Policy 9 and Business Policy 10 are also applicable. PLANNING HISTORY
• 4.1 The previous planning applications are not considered to be specifically material in the assessment of the current application. REPRESENTATIONS
• 5.1 Representation from the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division confirms that there is no highways interest in the letter dated 02 February 2018.

5.2 Ramsey Town Commissioners have commented on this application and stated that they do not object, in the letter dated 23 February 2018. ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The unit is an existing shop within a mixed use area in the town centre. The alterations to the shop unit are generally cosmetic and no change of use has been included in the application. Therefore the principle is acceptable, subject to the considerations below.

6.2 The external alterations are largely in keeping with the existing unit, rerendering/repainting the external walls, replacing the shop front in similar materials as the previous and replacing the cladding on the upper section of the building. Following negotiations the applicant has agreed to amend the proposed materials of the frontage to remove the shiplap uPVC and include an integrated signage design.

6.3 The proposal is currently served by the parking area to the front of the site and is in a town centre location with links to public transport. The proposal does not create any additional floor space, but will allow for better use of the existing; however this is not considered likely to intensify the use in any significant way. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The proposal would not unacceptably harm the characteristics of the existing building or the character of its surroundings. The proposed development would not result in a significant adverse impact upon the living conditions of neighbouring residents. The proposal therefore complies with General Policy 2. INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated.

8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Senior Planning Officer in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 30.05.2018 Determining officer

Signed : S CORLETT Sarah Corlett Senior Planning Officer

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