29 August 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
St Germans Cathedral, Derby Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1hh
The proposal involves demolishing a small part of the existing sandstone boundary wall along Derby Road to create a separate 1.2m wide pedestrian gate into the cathedral grounds, matching the style of existing railings.
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The officer judged the creation of the 1.2m wide pedestrian access and gate acceptable under S18 of the Act, which governs development in conservation areas, due to its acceptable visual and amenity i…
Strategic Policy 1
Requires consideration of access needs. Officer assessed the pedestrian access as promoting an integrated transport network and encouraging pedestrian movement, with no highway safety harm after widening.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
General standards for acceptable development. Applied to highway safety, with the 1.2m width deemed sufficient post-DOI input.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Use of local/traditional materials. Gate matches existing railings, preserving character.
Strategic Policy 4
Protect or enhance Registered Buildings. No harm to setting of RB 204.
Spatial Policy 5
Protect or enhance Conservation Areas. Minor wall loss proportionate, negligible impact.
Strategic Policy 10
Promote integrated transport network and pedestrian movement. Separate pedestrian access supported.
General Policy 2
General standards for development including highway safety (b,c,g,h,i). Acceptable impacts confirmed.
Environment Policy 34
Use of traditional materials. Gate in keeping with existing.
Environment Policy 35
Preserve or enhance conservation areas. Proposal preserves character with negligible impact.
Designation of conservation areas
Statutory tests for development in Conservation Areas. Judged acceptable with no harm to character or setting.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Scope limitation
For the avoidance of doubt this approval relates to the creation of the 1.2m wide pedestrian access only. No approval is granted to any other works relating to car park layout and finishes, EV charging points, vehicular access gates or bollards etc. Reason: the application form and description relate only the creation of the pedestrian access and so the application has been advertised and assessed on this basis only.
Recommended widening to 1.2m for wheelchairs and pushchairs; confirmed Do Not Oppose following revised drawings.
Highway Services HDC reviewed the application twice and found no significant negative impact on the highway network, recommending the pedestrian gate be widened to 1.2m, with the applicant agreeing to the change.
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; HDC recommends that the pedestrian gate is widened to 1.2m to better accommodate wheel chair and those with push chairs etc.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionHighway Services HDC have reviewed the updated information dated 1st August 2023 online for the above application and the proposals continue to have no significant negative impact on the highway network and therefore HDC does not oppose (DNO) the application.
