2 January 2020 · Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
Site 1 Of Former Isle Of Man Holiday Camp, Switzerland Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4re
The application sought confirmation that the use of a defined area at the former Isle of Man Holiday Camp site as a car park is lawful due to having operated continuously for more than 10 years. The site is accessed from Switzerland Road and measures approximately 45m x 28m.
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The application is for a Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use, determined solely on factual evidence of continuous use for the requisite period, not on planning merits or public realm impacts.
Evidence confirms lawful use
Sufficient evidence has been supplied to issue a Certificate of Lawfulness of Use or Development confirming that no enforcement notice can or should be issued in respect of the use of the site edged red on the submitted site plan as a car park which has been in use for a period in excess of 10 years at part of the Former Isle of Man Holiday Camp, Victoria Road, Douglas.
Douglas Borough Council raised concerns about expired permissions and requested a 24-month limit on any approval; Highways Division objected due to inadequate access visibility and surfacing.
Key concern: inadequate access visibility and surfacing impacting highway safety
Douglas Borough Council
No Commentthe Council believes that the use of the land for car parking has hindered the development of the site and will continue to do so as long as the site is being used as a car park; Douglas Borough Council would request that this approval should be for a maximum period of 24 months
Conditions requested: if approved, approval should be for maximum period of 24 months whereupon use must cease to accord with COMIN directive on temporary car parks
Highways Division
ObjectionThe approved proposals include lowering the front boundary wall to a height of no more than 900mm in order for safe access visibility to be achieved; Until suitable access visibility and surfacing has been provided the use of the car park is not acceptable; Recommendation: O (Objection)
