7 January 2020 · Planning Committee
Ballakermeen High School, St. Catherines Drive, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4be
The proposal involved changes to vehicle access at Ballakermeen High School on St Catherines Drive, Douglas, including a new barrier-controlled exit onto Westbourne Drive, reopening an existing gate for exit onto Westminster Drive, speed tables for traffic calming, and repositioning a pedestrian archway.
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The officer found the proposal's design and layout would not give similar weight to pedestrians as other road users on site, as there was no effective segregation of vehicles and pedestrians during pe…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect surroundings, not adversely affect amenity/character, provide safe access for all highway users, and not impact road safety/traffic flows (parts b, c, g, h, i). Officer assessed that new exits failed these by increasing traffic on residential streets, lacking pedestrian segregation, and poor visibility, causing unacceptable amenity and safety harms.
Transport Policy 6 - Equal weight for vehicles and pedestrians
Requires needs of pedestrians given similar weight to other road users in new developments/transport facilities. Officer found proposal reinforced mixed vehicle-pedestrian risks without segregation, creating false safety sense and higher accident likelihood during peaks.
Transport Policy 2
Requires provision for new bus/pedestrian/cycle routes linking existing systems. Proposal's highway impacts from poor visibility and no off-site calming breached this, negatively affecting adjoining streets.
Strategic Policy 1
Requires efficient site use considering access, amenity, and utilising infrastructure (parts b, c). Additional exits not justified and harmed existing residential infrastructure use.
Community Policy 5
Supports school improvements if compliant with other policies, considering community use/open space. Accepted in principle for traffic calming but overall non-compliant due to amenity/safety conflicts.
Multiple local residents submitted objections to planning application 19/00825/B citing increased traffic congestion, highway safety risks to pedestrians and vehicles, poor visibility, and noise pollution on narrow residential roads; Douglas Borough Council requested a time extension but did not object.
Douglas Borough Council
No CommentFollowing consideration of the planning applications listed below, I can advise that Douglas Borough Council has no objections.; The Council would kindly request time extensions be approved until the 20th September 2019
