15 October 2014 · Planning Committee
Chapel Site, Main Road, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4ad
The proposal sought to vary condition 3 of prior approval PA 13/91391/C, increasing the maximum number of children at Little Cherubs Kindergarten from 19 to 27, the maximum permitted by Department of Health and Social Care floor space guidelines.
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The principal issue was whether increasing children from 19 to 27 would detrimentally impact parking and highway safety. Officer noted 10 parking spaces available (7 within curtilage for drop-off/coll…
General Policy 2
Requires development in line with zoning, respecting surroundings, providing adequate parking/access without unacceptable highway impact or harm to amenity (points g,h,i). Officer assessed parking (10 spaces) and traffic from +8 children acceptable given 85% occupancy, no Highway objection, and no significant harm to safety/free flow or residential amenity.
Community Policy 2
New community facilities should serve local population, be accessible to non-car users, and re-use existing buildings. Expansion of nursery in converted chapel complies as it re-uses vacant/underused building for local child care.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Parking restrictions
The vehicle parking at the front and south of the building as shown on the approved plans, shall not be used other than for the parking of vehicles by parents in connection with the use of the building hereby approved, and shall be kept free of obstruction for such use at all times. The three parking spaces on land to the north shall not be used other than for the parking of vehicles by staff or parents in connection with the use of the building and shall be kept free of obstruction for such use at all times.
Maximum children
The maximum number of children attending the building at any one time shall not exceed twenty seven.
no objection
do not oppose
