12 April 2010 · Planning Committee
Golf Professional Shop, Fort Island, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ua
The proposal involves converting existing ancillary offices within the golf clubhouse building at the Castletown Golf Links site into a club bar, boardroom, changing facilities, showers, and toilets, with minimal external changes like replacing one window with a door.
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The officer recommended approval as the proposal is a relocation of existing larger clubhouse facilities from the hotel to an existing building adjacent to the first tee, with no increase in parking d…
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the conversion of the existing offices to a golf clubhouse and changing and car parking facilities as shown in drawings 567/006 received on 26th November, 2009 and 567/008A received on 19th January, 2010.
Parking provision
The parking spaces shown in drawings 567/008A must remain available to users of the golf clubhouse and associated facilities unless replaced by alternative provision which is authorised by the Planning Authority.
adequate existing parking; much needed facilities; no additional parking need
No statutory consultee responses present; multiple local residents and Derbyhaven Residents' Society object primarily to inadequate dedicated parking provision on applicant's land due to split ownership between golf course and hotel entities.
Key concern: inadequate dedicated parking provision on applicant's own land due to split ownership
Malew Commissioners
Conditional No Objectionthe concern is that the Golf Club is run by Castletown Golf Links Ltd and the Hotel by Fort Island Ltd, therefore it is possible that the Hotel owners could refuse parking on their site; believe that sufficient car parking should be safeguarded for the Golf Club by having specific dedicated space
Conditions requested: specific dedicated car parking space for the Golf Club
Derbyhaven Residents' Society
Objectionthe Application, as currently constituted, be refused mainly for the reason of inadequate dedicated parking provision; provision for the parking of 130 cars would be required; shortfall, in fact, is of at least 80 regular dedicated car parking spaces and an additional shortfall of 30 'overspill' spaces
Conditions requested: definitive legal evidence of ownership including deed plan; confirm legal occupier/tenant; no light reflective paints, colours to blend with landscape (greens and browns); minimum lighting, low-level directional, no up-lighting or naked sources visible; preserve and maintain adjacent vegetation; restrict parking on Fort Island Road; ensure main car park available to golfers in perpetuity; verify foul sewage system adequacy for new use considering adjacent ASSI; petrol interceptors on car park drainage; provision of disabled access; legal formalities for dedicated parking to satisfaction of Attorney General prior to works; adequate dedicated parking provision (at least 100 regular + 30 overspill spaces)
