13 April 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Isle Of Man Breweries, Royal George Hotel 10-12, Market Place East, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1jy
The proposal involves setting up a licensed outdoor seating area directly on the public pavement fronting the Royal George Hotel, a pub/restaurant at 10-12 Market Place East, Ramsey, using 1m high enclosure panels and stainless steel stanchions, with 2m of clear pavement space between the kerb and enclosure.
Click a button above to find applications similar to this one.
See how this application compares to similar ones — policies, conditions, and outcomes side by side.
The officer assessed the impact on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and street scene as the fundamental issues.
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with zoning and other policies to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape or amenity. Officer assessed the seating area's siting with 2m footway clearance, scale via 1m panels, and found it respects mixed-use town centre without harming character.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. Officer judged the proposal's impact positive, especially post-regeneration, using modern barriers in a compatible town centre location.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to accommodate development traffic/pedestrians safely. Assessed via 2m clear footway meeting Highways specs, ensuring safe pedestrian access.
Transport Policy 6 - Equal weight for vehicles and pedestrians
Gives equal weight to pedestrians in design. Proposal provides 2m unobstructed pavement, prioritising pedestrian needs in town centre.
Time limit
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.
no objection
no objection, subject to minimum 2m unobstructed width, containment within demarcated area and approved 1000mm high barriers with tapping rail
Highways Division and Ramsey Town Commissioners both responded with no objection to the creation of an outside seating area, Highways subject to specific conditions on pedestrian width and barriers.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose with condition/comment; DNOC on 3.3.16
Conditions requested: A minimum unobstructed width of 2 metres between the front edge of the pavement cafe area and the face of the kerb.; The cafe must be completely contained within the demarcated area and within an approved barrier.; The minimum specification for the barriers is that they should be at least 1000mm high and should include a tapping rail at least 150mm high at a maximum height of 200mm from ground level.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No Objectionhave no objection to the proposal
