26 September 2012 · Senior Planning Officer (Mrs C Dudley)
Town Hall 2, Parliament Square, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1rt
Ramsey Town Commissioners applied to create two extra parking spaces for police vehicles with quick access onto Derby Road, plus install security gates and a new doorway in the Town Hall building at Parliament Square, Ramsey. The site is in a mixed-use town centre area.
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The security gates and new doorway were deemed a modest development with no undue impact on public or private amenity, highway safety, or other material considerations.
General Policy 2
GP2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 permits development in accordance with area plan zoning if it respects site surroundings, provides safe highway access, does not adversely affect amenity or road safety. Officer assessed the access against GP2(h) requirements for visibility and safe access; initial concern resolved by amended plans meeting highways standards. Building elements found modest with no amenity or character harm.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s 03, 04, 05, 06 and 07 date stamped the 4th July 2012 and drawing no.s 08 and 09 date stamped the 29th August 2012.
no objection to the proposal
following receipt of amended plans this application meets the relevant highway standards and policies
Highways Division initially objected due to missing visibility splays but later confirmed no objection after amended plans; Ramsey Town Commissioners had no objection in both early and amended responses.
Key concern: no visibility splays shown on the submitted drawings
Highways Division
ObjectionThe application has not demonstrated safe access onto the highway as required by GP2 (h) of the strategic Plan as there are no visibility splays shown on the submitted drawings.; The architect was advised by email (see attached) during pre-application discussions that such a drawing was required.
Highways Division
No ObjectionFollowing receipt of amended plans this application meets the relevant highway standards and policies.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No Objectionhave no objection to the proposal
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No Objectionhave no objection to the proposal
