19 December 2003 · Planning Committee
Heathfield Yard Patrick Street Peel Isle Of Man
The application sought to refurbish two blocks of existing lock-up garages (claimed to be 15 but disputed as only 7) and add five more at a disused yard site within the Peel Conservation Area, providing off-road parking for up to 20 vehicles.
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The Planning Committee judged the development unacceptable primarily because the number of garages proposed (up to 20) combined with restricted visibility for vehicles exiting onto Patrick Street woul…
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Requires recognised standard garage sizes (e.g. minimum internal 5m x 3m plus manoeuvre space). Proposal failed as dimensions below standard, impractical for most vehicles, and layout precluded safe manoeuvring, hindering use as off-road parking.
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL as it may help to ease parking of traffic on the street; erecting five new garages should not affect matters as yard could be used for parking anyway
indicated their support for the development as it may help to ease the parking of traffic on the street
Peel has big roadside parking problem; 20 garages would remove vehicles from roads; already enquiries and waiting list; local police supportive
