27 February 2024 · Delegated - Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Sarah Jane, 13, St. Pauls Square, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1lh
The proposal involves converting a ground floor commercial unit from a shop to an office in St Pauls Square, a mixed commercial and residential area in Ramsey town centre. The site is in a predominantly residential zone per the Ramsey Local Plan but has always hosted ground floor commercial uses, with residential/touri…
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2, noting it respects the site and surroundings with no adverse impacts on amenities, highways, or flooding after mitigation.
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with area plans and no adverse impacts on amenities, highways, flooding, character, or conservation. Officer confirmed compliance as proposal has no significant adverse effects, respects existing commercial ground floor uses, and includes flood mitigations.
Business Policy 7
Supports new office space in town centres on zoned land. Site's town centre location in Ramsey enhances vitality despite residential upper floors/zoning; ground level commercial history justified office use as appropriate.
Environment Policy 36
Permits development near Conservation Areas if no detriment to views. No building alterations mean no adverse impact on character or views into/out of adjacent Ramsey Conservation Area.
Environment Policy 13
Prohibits development with unacceptable flood risk. Initial concerns in tidal flood zone addressed by mitigations (wiring, sockets, barriers, insurance), accepted without condition.
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.
accepted flood mitigation measures can be dealt with via an informative note.
Highway Services, Ramsey Town Commissioners, and DOI Flood Risk Management provided consultation responses on the change of use application, with Highways and Ramsey Commissioners raising no objections and Flood Risk Management initially deferring pending flood mitigation information that was subsequently addressed without formal conditions.
Key concern: Property within tidal flood zone requiring Flood Risk Assessment and mitigation measures
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 ObjectionDIFFER; Flood Risk Management’s input has been deferred pending further information; The property is within a tidal flood zone and therefore the application should be accompanied with a Flood Risk Assessment showing flood mitigation measures.; Conditions TBA
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners have no objection to this proposal.
