PA 05/00245 Approval Notice

Appendix 1

The approval notice for PA 05/00245

Is Way 2006

Application Ref. No: 05/00245/A On Review

Ref: BS/PT

Town and Country Planning Acts, 1934 - 1991

Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982

Heritage Homes Limited

Park House

Isle of Man Business Park

Cooll Road

Braddan

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Acts and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby APPROVE the following application made on behalf of:

Name:

Heritage Homes Limited

Proposal:

Approval in principle to replace existing buildings/yard with residential development comprising of apartments,

at:

Timber Yard

Lake Road

Douglas

IM1 5AF

which was considered on 9 November 2006, subject to compliance with the conditions specified below. Date of Issue: 15 November, 2006 Murray House Mount Havelock

Douglas

Secretary Planning Committee

Schedule Of Conditions:

1. This approval is in principle only and will remain valid for a period of two years within which time no development may take place until such time as details of the reserved matters (siting, design, external appearance, internal layout, means of access, landscaping) have been approved by the Planning Authority. Such reserved matters should form the subject of a single application.

1. The proposed development must be designed such as to include

a) provision of at least one parking space for each dwelling;

b) provision for the construction and future maintenance of a riverside cycleway/walkway linking the eastern and western boundaries of the site, and linking to any similar facilities which have been constructed or approved on land to the immediate east and west of the site; the design should include general enhancement of the riverbank and intermediate links through the site to Lake Road; the cycleway/walkway should be at least 3.0m wide, be at the same level

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as the external space around the buildings, and not be generally over-hung by buildings;

c) a variety of housing types, including town houses and sheltered housing; and

d) provision of 25% of the proposed dwellings as affordable units in accordance with the Department's House Purchase Assistance Scheme 2004, and provision of any shortfall in affordable units in the development of the land to the immediate east of the site.

1. The detailed design must be such as to facilitate and not to prejudice the eventual residential development of the land to the east and west of the site.

1. The proposed development must be connected

a) to the public foul sewer situated within Bridge Road; and

b) to a separate surface-water system which includes petrol / oil interceptors prior to any discharge into the river; no surface water may be discharged to the foul system, and no ground water may be permitted to enter any public foul or surface-water system.

1. There must be submitted with the application for Reserved Matters a method statement which includes details of all works to the riverbank, including the erection of scaffolding or other temporary structures within or on the river or the bank; this statement should be prepared in consultation with the Department of Transport and with the Conservation Section of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and should demonstrate, inter alia, how the works will be undertaken without affecting adversely the water carrying capacity or the ecology of the river or any navigation rights on the river; a flood risk assessment must also be included.

1. The detailed design must include the provision of open space for purposes of play and amenity, and spaces which provide visual links between Lake Road and the River.

1. This approval relates to the site plan numbered GMR/01 and date-stamped 9th February 2005.

This review has been considered by the Planning Committee on written evidence. Any additional submissions not previously circulated to interested parties are enclosed herewith.

Note 1: This permission refers only to that required under the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not include any consent or approval under any other enactment, bylaw, order or regulation.

Note 2: No works may be commenced until such time as -

• the time for requesting an appeal in relation to the decision has expired; or
• any appeal has been completed.

Note 3: Rights of the appeal against the decision of the planning committee are attached.

Note 4: An appeal must be requested within a period of 21 days.

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