27 May 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Vino, 1, Quines Corner, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4lf
The site is part of the highway pavement in front of Vino, a wine bar and restaurant at 1 Quines Corner on North Quay, Douglas, within the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area and zoned for town centre uses.
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The officer assessed that the proposal preserves or enhances the character of the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area by contributing to the area's emerging pedestrian-friendly alfresco dining char…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape character, amenity, highway safety, or pedestrian access. Officer found proposal compliant due to adequate 1.8m footway, low vehicle speeds, and enhancement of area amenity without visual harm.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. Officer concluded proposal complies as it adds to successful alfresco dining trend, beneficial to visual amenities and street scene without negative impact.
Transport Policy 4
Requires highways to accommodate development traffic/pedestrian journeys safely. Assessed as acceptable with 1.8m footway and site context reducing speeds.
Transport Policy 6 - Equal weight for vehicles and pedestrians
Gives equal weight to pedestrians in design. Proposal provides safe pedestrian passage.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
Requires consideration of impact on Conservation Area character, setting, and views. No adverse effects identified.
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.
Steel posts installation
The proposed steel posts shall be fixed to the pavement with sockets set flush into the pavement, and thereafter retained as such or until such time they are no longer required then the pavement shall be restored to its former conditon. Reason: In the interests of highway safety and visual amenity of the area.
no objection; accept 1.5m footway width in this instance due to short distance
objection removed on receipt of amended plans increasing set back to 1.8m
Douglas Borough Council initially objected to the application due to the footway narrowing to 1500 mm impacting pedestrian movement but withdrew the objection and offered support after an amendment increased the footway to a minimum of 1.8 metres.
Key concern: narrowing of the footway to 1500 mm would have an unacceptable impact upon the free movement of pedestrians
Douglas Borough Council
ObjectionDouglas Borough Council wishes to raise an objection to the proposals.; The Council believes that the narrowing of the footway to 1500 mm would have an unacceptable impact upon the free movement of pedestrians.; If the available space were to be increased to 2000 mm the Council may well look upon the application more favourably.
Douglas Borough Council
SupportDouglas Borough Council wishes to withdraw its previous objection to the proposals and would now support the scheme.; amended drawing for the above application showing the area of footway outside the seating area extended to a minimum of 1.8 metres.
