27 February 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
18, Parliament Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1ap
The proposal involves converting the first floor of a three-storey terraced building in Ramsey town centre from a showroom to a two-bedroom flat, with internal alterations but no external changes. The site is in a mixed-use area within a Conservation Area and high flood risk zone, with off-street parking to the rear.
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The officer assessed the principle of residential use on the first floor as acceptable given the site's mixed-use designation under the Ramsey Local Plan and previous approvals for residential units o…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect amenity, highways, flooding, or Conservation Area character. Officer found proposal compliant as no external changes, town centre location minimises parking demand, low flood risk, and good amenity outlook.
Housing Policy 17
Permits conversions to flats if adequate amenity space, pleasant outlook from principal rooms, and parking if practical. Assessed as met with clear outlook over Parliament Square, rear bin storage, and existing off-street parking availability in sustainable location.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character. No external alterations proposed, so no impact on area character; site not a Registered Building.
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, due to the sustainable location of the proposals.
Highway Services, DOI Flood Risk Management, and Ramsey Town Commissioners all raised no objections to application 23/01509/C, with Flood Risk Management requesting a specific condition regarding ground floor use.
Key concern: Property within tidal flood zone
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, due to the sustainable location of the proposals.
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
Conditional No ObjectionDNOC; This property is within a tidal flood zone; FRM request that it is conditioned that there should be no sleeping accommodation on the ground floor.
Conditions requested: FRM request that it is conditioned that there should be no sleeping accommodation on the ground floor.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners have no objection to this proposal.
