21 October 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
8-10, Peel Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1jh
The proposal seeks to regularise the existing use of the entire ground floor (approximately 162m²) of a building in Ramsey town centre as a restaurant and hot food takeaway, extending permission from a 1990 approval that excluded a small front area. No internal or external changes are proposed.
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The officer concluded that the proposal would regularise the existing use of the whole ground floor as a restaurant/takeaway, which is appropriate in this town centre location.
Policy R/TC/P1 Retail Uses
Supports retail uses at ground floor on main shopping streets including Peel Street, with no restriction on Class 1.3 or 1.4 uses in mixed-use town centre area. Officer assessed the proposal aligns as restaurant/takeaway is appropriate without needing retail predominance.
Strategic Policy 1
Optimises use of previously developed land, redundant buildings and unused buildings. Site is existing redundant restaurant building in town centre.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Directs development to existing towns and villages. Ramsey town centre location supported.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires development to protect or enhance Conservation Area fabric and setting. No physical changes proposed, preserving character.
General Policy 2
Requires no adverse impact on townscape character (c), amenity of residents or locality character (g), and no unreasonable flood risk (l). Assessed compliant due to no changes, existing use context, and no amenity or flood increase.
Environment Policy 10
Requires flood risk assessment and mitigation where potential risk. Officer found full FRA unnecessary as proposal does not increase risk; advisory note sufficient.
Environment Policy 13
Prohibits development causing unacceptable flood risk. No increase from regularising existing use.
Environment Policy 35
Requires preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. No external changes; character preserved.
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.
Do not oppose subject to conditions. Recommend Flood Risk Assessment and mitigations (electrics above flood level, flood resilient materials and doors)
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division does not oppose the application subject to conditions due to the site being in a high flood risk area.
Key concern: proposed building is within a high flood risk area (Fluvial & Tidal)
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
Conditional No ObjectionDNOC; The proposed building is within a high flood risk area (Fluvial & Tidal); FMD recommend that a Flood Risk Assessment is produced and that mitigations against flooding be put in place (electrics above flood level, flood resilient materials and doors where possible)
Conditions requested: Flood Risk Assessment is produced and that mitigations against flooding be put in place (electrics above flood level, flood resilient materials and doors where possible)
