3 February 2025 · Delegated - Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Area Southwest Of Grandstand, Grandstand, Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 6da
The site is a grassed area behind the TT Grandstand on Glencrutchery Road, Douglas, within Nobles Park and designated for civic, cultural or other use. The proposal replaces a small grassed area measuring approximately 16m x 4.5m with hardstanding to better facilitate the winners enclosure during TT and Manx Grand Prix…
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The officer noted the proposal involves the loss of a small grassed area (approx. 16m x 4.5m) to improve the functionality and safe use of the winners enclosure during motorcycle racing periods.
General Policy 2
Requires general design standards including (b) scale and character, (c) relationship to surroundings, (d) visual impact, (g) landscaping, (h) amenity, (i) public realm. Officer assessed the small-scale hardstanding as having acceptable visual impact, matching adjacent materials, and not harming surroundings due to retained grassed areas.
Strategic Policy 4
Protects and enhances landscape and nature conservation value, particularly (b). Proposal does not undermine Nobles Park open space nor unacceptably harm urban landscape given small area affected and civic use designation.
Transport Policy 5
Supports TT and Manx Grand Prix related uses in Nobles Park with protection to open space and recreational facilities. Directly supports the winners enclosure enhancement for racing periods while retaining surrounding grass.
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.
Materials matching
The proposed hardstanding hereby approved shall match in colour and materials the adjacent winners enclosure hardstanding. Reason: for the avoidance doubt and in the interests of visual cohesion.
no objection
