18 October 2010 · Planning Committee - Mrs P Faragher, Deputy Secretary to the Planning Committee
Nobles Hospital, Westmoreland Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4qa
The proposal involves converting the former Postgraduate Medical Centre into headquarters offices for the Department of Health, including internal reorganisation, new windows, a fire escape door, and a new timber glazed lobby on the northwest elevation.
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The officer acknowledged the proposal is contrary to Business Policy 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, as the site is zoned for civic/special uses (Hospital and Nobles Redevelopment) in the Do…
Strategic Policy 6 - Major employment-generating development
Relevant strategic policy considered in land use assessment. Specific requirements not detailed, but applied in overall balancing of sustainability and development needs.
All new retail development (excepting neighbourhood shops and those instances identified in Business Policy 5) sited within the town and village centr
Relevant strategic policy considered. Specific requirements not detailed.
General Policy 2
General development policy. Proposal's minor external alterations assessed as compliant with visual amenity and design standards.
Business Policy 7
Requires new office space in town/village centres or zoned land; exceptions for business parks or architecturally/historic buildings. Site zoning mismatch led to policy conflict, but exception justified by redundant building reuse and government needs despite no historic interest.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards. 371.3m² office requires 8 spaces (town centre rate applied due to periphery location); 11 provided, exceeding requirement.
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 use of the redundant medical centre as office accommodation as shown in drawing numbers 01, 02, 03, 04 and 05 date stamped 15th July 2010.
Government use only
The use hereby permitted shall be taken up only by the Department of Health or any other Government Department.
Car parking provision
The use hereby permitted shall not be commenced until the car parking and manoeuvring areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans and those areas shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their respective purposes.
Materials matching
No facing material shall be used other than materials similar to those used on the existing building.
recommends approval on the basis that the proposal makes use of existing car parking provision without prejudicing extant permissions for the proposed primary school on the adjacent site
Does not object
