5 April 2011 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Mrs P Faragher, Deputy Secretary to the Planning Committee)
Albert Road School, Albert Road, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2ej
Ramsey Town Commissioners applied to demolish the disused three-storey Albert Road School on a corner site in Ramsey and create a temporary public car park for up to three years, providing 45 parking spaces including one disabled space, accessed via an existing entrance/exit on the western boundary onto a one-way road …
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The officer assessed the proposal against the site's 'Mixed Use' zoning in the Ramsey Local Plan 1998, concluding it complied as the previous school use had ceased and a temporary public car park near…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings, does not adversely affect amenity, road safety, or traffic flows, and provides safe access. The officer tested the temporary car park against this, confirming compliance with 'Mixed Use' zoning, adequate visibility splays for highway safety, no significant amenity harm due to separation from homes and prior school use, and appropriateness near town centre.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the formation and operation of a public car park following the demolition of school building as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings 01, 08 and 08 REV 1 all received on 10th February 2011.
no objection to the proposal
visibility shown on drawing no P.1286/08 rev 1 dated sept 2010 is acceptable
