DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 21/00605/B Applicant: Department Of Infrastructure - Public Estates And Housing Proposal: Formation of a new corridor from the Technology block to the Art Block at 2nd floor level over existing 1st floor corridor Site Address: University College Isle Of Man Homefield Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 6RB Planning Officer: Mr Peiran Shen Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 02.07.2021 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. 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.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. This application is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan.

Plans/Drawings/Information; This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing no. P01, P02 as having been received on 26th May 2021. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status

Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The application site is University College, Isle of Man, Douglas, university complex located on the north of Homefield Road.

- 2.0 THE PROPOSAL

2.1 The proposed work is the Formation of a new corridor from the Technology block to the Art Block at 2nd floor level over the 1st floor corridor.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 There is no pervious application considered materially relevant to this application.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 In terms of local policy, the site lies within an area designated as Buildings or Land for Civic, Cultural or Other Use (UCM) in the Area Plan for the East. - 4.2 In terms of strategic policy, the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application:

4.4 General Policy 2 provides guidance for development where it is in accordance with the land use zoning. Although the proposal is not, bearing in mind the existing residential nature of the use of the land consideration of the criteria in the policy is appropriate. Relevant is that the development:

• (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them;
• (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality".

- 5.0 REPRESENTATION

5.1 Douglas Borough Council has not commented at the time of the report (02/07/2021). - 5.2 DoI Highway Services states there is no highway interest in this application (21/06/2021).

- 6.0 ASSESSMENT

6.1 The key issues to consider are its impact on the character and street scene of the area. - 6.2 The corridor is no visible by the public. Therefore, it is considered that the impact on the character of the area is acceptable.

- 7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 This proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan. Therefore, it is recommended for approval. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf);
• (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (f) the local authority in whose district the land which the subject of the application is situated; and
• (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material. 8.2 The decision-maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 08.07.2021 Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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