30 August 2013 · Planning Committee
The Courtyard, Tynwald Mills, St Johns, Isle Of Man, IM4 3ae
The proposal involves installing glazing along the front of courtyard shops at Tynwald Mills to form a covered link connecting the House and Home Building to adjacent retail units, enclosing an existing walkway to create additional open retail space.
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The proposal was considered acceptable as it encloses an existing walkway to utilise built fabric, providing a modest increase in retail floor area appropriate to the established retail zoning at Tynw…
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoning to respect site, surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design, landscaping, without adversely affecting landscape/townscape or amenities. Officer found proposal complies as it respects scale and character in retail zone with no adverse effects.
new retail provision at a scale appropriate. Major retail development proposals to be supported by Retail Impact Assessment
Supports new retail in existing areas at appropriate scale without adverse effect on adjacent areas; major proposals need Retail Impact Assessment. Assessed as modest enclosure of existing walkway, appropriate scale utilising built fabric.
Business Policy 10
Permits retail in established centres. Tynwald Mills accepted as established retail facility over time, zoned retail, despite not in village heart.
Policy C/P/1
Permits retail appropriate in scale/character to St Johns environment, preferably in existing buildings. Proposal enhances existing retail facilities via minor works.
Policy C/P/2
Encourages improvements/extensions to existing retail/restaurant buildings in Tynwald Hill area with parking where possible. Seen as enhancing facilities.
Policy C/P/3 St John's Local Plan
No further buildings at Tynwald Mills except minor alterations/renovations to tourist/craft uses. Enclosure of existing walkway judged as minor alteration, not new building.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in full accordance with the following plans 10333/201 Rev B, 10333/200 Rev A, 10333/001 and 10333/000 received on 12th July 2013.
