30 August 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
1, The Court Yard, Water Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1jp
The proposal involves converting the first floor residential flat in a two-storey end-of-terrace building in Ramsey town centre into two treatment rooms for the existing chiropractic clinic on the ground floor, with minor internal changes like adding a door to the stairwell. No external alterations are proposed.
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The officer assessed the principle of the change of use as acceptable in the mixed-use town centre zoning, noting the ground floor is already treatment rooms and the proposal extends the existing busi…
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with zoning and other policies, without adversely affecting townscape character or local amenities. Officer confirmed the proposal fits mixed-use zoning, causes no harm to townscape or amenities of residents/locality, satisfying (c) and (g).
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing conservation area character, protecting special features. No external changes proposed, so satisfactorily preserves character and appearance of Ramsey Conservation Area.
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.
do not oppose
Ramsey Town Commissioners had no objection but recommended a condition limiting opening hours to 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday; Highways Division does not oppose the application.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
Conditional No Objectionwhilst they had no objection to the proposal, they made the following observation; The Applicant has supplied details of opening hours for the existing clinic, these being 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday.; Should this application be approved, the Commission recommends the inclusion of the above information as a Condition of any such approval.
Conditions requested: Should this application be approved, the Commission recommends the inclusion of the above information as a Condition of any such approval.; opening hours 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose this application.; Car parking is provided on street and within nearby car parks. There is good access to public transport and the pedestrian links are very good.; DNO on 14/08/17
