6 September 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
9, Parliament Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1af
The site is a three-storey mid-terrace Georgian-style property from the early to mid-19th century, part of a protected terrace (RB 152), currently vacant offices on Parliament Street in Ramsey town centre.
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The proposals meet the tests of Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 as the character of the Registered Building is being preserved, with modest rear alterations (glazed door and small…
Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Section 16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
Requires special regard to preserving the building or its setting or features of special architectural or historic interest. Assessed as compliant because modest rear alterations preserve character and facilitate original residential use.
General Policy 2
Subsections (b) (c) (g) applied; proposals meet tests as registered building protected, no adverse amenity or streetscape impacts.
Strategic Policy 4
Relevant to town centre mixed-use; change to residential acceptable given historic use and location.
Environment Policy 13
Prohibits development resulting in unacceptable flood risk; overruled due to historic residential use, mitigations, and policy balance with registered status.
Environment Policy 32
Supports registered building protection; alterations modest and reversible.
Environment Policy 33
Preamble states best use for registered building is original use; residential conversion complies despite flood risk.
Environment Policy 34
Protects historic environment; proposals preserve special interest.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
From Planning Policy Statement 1/01; alterations at rear on non-historic outrigger acceptable.
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.
No significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
No objection to the application
Highway Services HDC does not oppose the application with an advisory comment on EV charging; Flood Risk Management opposes due to high flood risk zone and sleeping accommodation; Ramsey Town Commissioners have no objection.
Key concern: Property in high risk flood zone with ground floor sleeping accommodation
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised to consider installing an electric vehicle charging point to aid net zero objectives.
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
ObjectionThis property is within a high risk flood zone.; FRM do not support planning applications where sleeping accommodation is in a sub floor or a ground floor that is in a flood zone regardless of flood mitigations.; Demountable barriers are only effective if they are in place which requires the occupier to monitor the weather and tides closely.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners have no objection to this proposal.
