14 July 2021 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Isle Of Man College, Homefield Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 6rb
The site is the University College Isle of Man complex on Homefield Road, Douglas, designated for civic, cultural or other use. The proposal is to construct a new corridor at second floor level connecting the Technology block and Art Block, positioned over an existing first-floor corridor.
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The key issue was the impact on the character and street scene of the area. The officer assessed that 'the corridor is no visible by the public.
General Policy 2
GP2 provides guidance for development in accordance with land use zoning, with relevant criteria that it respects site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design (b), does not adversely affect surrounding townscape character (c), and does not adversely affect resident amenity or locality character (g). The officer considered these despite the proposal not being strictly per zoning, given the site's existing institutional use. The non-visible nature of the corridor from public view satisfied these tests with no adverse impacts identified.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no highway interest in this application
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application. DOI Highways has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNHI; No highways interest
