13 May 2019 · Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
Villiers Square, Fort Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2ax
Villiers Square, located off Fort Street in Douglas near the Promenade, is currently an underused public open space designated as proposed open space and within a Conservation Area. The works include cladding existing hoardings with rough sawn vertical timber boards stained black, creating planted beds in gravel edges …
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The officer assessed the principle issues as the use of the site for the proposed enhancements and potential impact on the Conservation Area.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, design, landscaping; not adversely affect character, amenity, road safety, or open space. Officer assessed the enhancements as making the underused site more pleasant without adverse effects, thus compliant.
Recreation Policy 2
Prohibits development adversely affecting open space unless alternative provision or community gain with no significant loss. Proposals improve existing open space amenity without loss, providing community gain in usability.
Environment Policy 35
Permits development in Conservation Areas only if it preserves or enhances character and protects special features. Cladding, planting, seating, and bin stores deemed to enhance the site's and area's character and appearance.
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 (26.04.2019)
Douglas Borough Council initially had no objections and later explicitly supported the application with a suggestion for cycle storage; Highway Services had no objection noting the proposals are on private land but highlighting adopted highway within the red line boundary.
Key concern: part of the red line application boundary includes areas of adopted highway to the north and west which are not within their ownership or control
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
Highway Services
No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose the application as the proposed infrastructure should be placed on private land.; However, the applicant should note that part of the red line application boundary includes areas of adopted highway to the north and west which are not within their ownership or control.; Recommendation: DNO
Douglas Borough Council
Supportthe Committee resolved the following: (i) That the Council supports planning applications 19/00424/B and 19/00425/D
Conditions requested: The Council asks that the applicant give consideration to entering into an agreement with the DOI for the installation of additional public cycle storage units to provide secure sheltered public storage within the curtilage of the site.
