12 September 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan); Decision Notice issued by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
Villiers Square, Fort Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2ax
This application sought to satisfy conditions 6 and 7 from the approved mixed-use development PA 23/01223/B, which permits a commercial building with offices, retail, leisure, food/drink uses, basement parking, and an 80-bedroom hotel at Villiers Square.
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The applicant submitted the Villiers Square PRA Final report containing a preliminary bat roost assessment and breeding bird assessment plan, including survey methodology, results, and recommendations…
Pleased that the information satisfies the relevant clauses of the conditions
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer confirms that the submitted bat and bird surveys satisfy conditions 6 & 7 of PA 23/01223/B, with no evidence of roosting bats or breeding birds in buildings to be demolished.
Key concern: potential nesting herring gull on rubble during construction phase
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Officer
Conditional No ObjectionThe Ecosystem Policy Team can confirm that Ecology Vannin’s Protected Species Survey - Breeding Bird & Roosting Bat Assessment (Technical Note), dated August 2024, is all in order and that a suitable level of assessment has been undertaken.; We consider conditions 6 & 7 for PA 23/01223/B, satisfied.; We can also confirm that we are content with the type and location of swift nest bricks
Conditions requested: advice should be obtained from an ecologist prior to vegetation management on the building with potential for bats and nesting house sparrows; vegetation removal should be undertaken outside of the bird nesting season (March - August inclusive), if this is not possible nesting bird checks should be carried out by a suitably qualified ecologist prior to any management; any rubble or building material left on the gravel area to the east of the site during the construction phase should be checked for nesting herring gull by site operatives during the nesting season (March-August inclusive); if a nesting bird is found on site during the construction phase, then work should stop within the immediate area and Ecology Vannin should be contacted on 07624 261233 for advice; installation of swift bricks should be undertaken as per drawings 56 Three Architects Block A Proposed Elevations and Proposed Site Plan Roof level
