DEC Officer Report (2

Application No.: 20/01043/B Applicant: Shoprite IOM Ltd Proposal: Creation of a bin and oil tank store (retrospective) Site Address: Shoprite Supermarket Bowring Road Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 2LL Principal Planner: Mr Chris Balmer Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 19.10.2020 _________________________________________________________________

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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. It is considered the proposal would comply with General Policy 2 of the IOMSP.

Plans/Drawings/Information; This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing all received on 10th September 2020. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status

Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE APPLICATION SITE - 1.1 The application site is the Shoprite Supermarket, Bowring Road, Ramsey. The store is situated alongside Bowring Road to the west. The application relates to the a small section of land to the western gable (side) elevation of the main supermarket building.

- 2.0 THE PROPOSAL

2.1 The application seeks planning approval for the creation of a bin and oil tank store (retrospective). The stores where erected in 2016 without planning permission. They replaced an existing building of similar size and siting.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The site has an extensive planning history; however, none are considered relevant to the current application.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site is designated as "Mixed Use -Town Centre" by the Ramsey Local Plan 1998. The following policies in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 are considered relevant:

4.3 General Policy 2 states: "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development:

• (a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief;
• (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them;
• (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape;
• (d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses;
• (e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea;
• (f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks;
• (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality;
• (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space;
• (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways;
• (j) can be provided with all necessary services;
• (k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan;
• (l) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding;
• (m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and
• (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption.'

- 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 Highways Service do not object (30.09.2020). - 6.0 ASSESSMENT

6.1 The key consideration is the visual impact upon street scene. Visual impact upon street scene

6.2 The proposed buildings are simple in form and appearance, and while apparent from public views (i.e. car park) they do not cause a significant visual impact to warrant a refusal. - 7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 Overall, it is considered the proposal would comply with General Policy 2 of the IOMSP and therefore it is recommended that the application is approved. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf);
• (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and
• (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.

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 above who should be given Interested Person Status #

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 20.10.2020 Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management

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