8 February 2006 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
19, Victoria Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2lw
The proposal involved changing a ground floor retail unit in a four-storey terraced building in Douglas town centre to office use for an employment agency employing three staff. The site is in an area zoned for predominantly office use under the Douglas Local Plan 1998, surrounded by commercial properties including bar…
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The officer assessed the proposal against the site's location in Douglas town centre, zoned for predominantly office use under the Douglas Local Plan 1998, where upper floors and surrounding buildings…
Douglas Local Plan Order 1998
The site is zoned as an area of predominantly office use. The officer assessed the change from retail to office as acceptable given the prevailing commercial character, surrounding office uses on upper floors and nearby properties, and the site's location in Douglas 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 submitted documents which are date-stamped 9th November 2005.
Exterior alterations
Any alterations to the exterior of the building (including the display of signage) must form the subject of a separate Application to the Department. However if the façade of the shop is only going to be painted no Planning Application would be required.
no objection
recommend applicant consults fire safety department
interest expressed; applicant to contact for supply changes
advisory comments on access requirements including parking, entrances, toilets, lifts
Disability Access Office requests specific accessibility conditions for parking, entrance, reception, toilets, lifts and fire refuges; Highways Division objects due to insufficient parking information; Douglas Corporation has no objection; Fire Safety Officer recommends consultation; Water Authority requests water supply connection condition.
Key concern: insufficient information to evaluate the application in respect of the parking arrangements
Disability Access Office
Conditional No ObjectionEntrance should be accessible to an unassisted wheelchair user; Toilet facilities should include the provision of a disabled toilet; a lift should be provided of sufficient dimensions as to allow an unassisted wheelchair user to enter, turn around and use the controls
Conditions requested: provision should include a ratio of designated disabled parking places in line with the table (Up to 200 spaces: 5% of car park (min 3 spaces); Over 200 spaces: 4% of car park plus 4 spaces); Entrance should be accessible to an unassisted wheelchair user; All reception counters should contain at least one section suitable for wheelchair users; Toilet facilities should include the provision of a disabled toilet. If the provision is not to be on every floor then the horizontal distance a disabled person must travel should not exceed forty metres; Where the building is over more than one level then a lift should be provided of sufficient dimensions as to allow an unassisted wheelchair user to enter, turn around and use the controls; If the lift to be provided is not of evacuation standards, then a fire refuge area must be established on all floors other than the ground entrance level; If a second accessible entrance exit is not available then a fire refuge area must be established on the ground entrance level
Isle of Man Water Authority
Conditional No Objectionthe applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes, or an amendment to the existing supply under the terms of the Water Supply Byelaws; See Note(3)
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes, or an amendment to the existing supply under the terms of the Water Supply Byelaws; For a change in the supply to a premises (domestic or commercial) the applicant should contact the IoMWA Byelaws Inspector (Les Quayle), tel. 69 59 57
Department of Transport Highways Division
ObjectionThere is insufficient information to evaluate the application in respect of the parking arrangements
Douglas Corporation
No Objectionthe committee agreed not to raise an objection to the application
Isle of Man Fire And Rescue Service
I RECOMMEND THAT THE APPLICANT CONSULTS THE FIRE SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS THE FIRE PRECAUTIONS
Conditions requested: THE APPLICANT CONSULTS THE FIRE SAFETY DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS THE FIRE PRECAUTIONS
