Officer Planning Report Recommendations

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Officer's Report

The Application Site

The site Isle Of Man Bank, Parliament Street, Ramsey, is part of a row of three storey terraced properties which is located on the northern side of Parliament Street and backs onto the West Quay.

Planning Policy

The application site is within an area recognised as being mixed use, more specifically town centre use under the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Ramsey Local Plan) (No. 2) Order 1998, hereafter referred to as the Ramsey Local Plan. The site is within the Ramsey Conservation Area.

Proposal

The application proposes the erection of guard rails on rear elevation. The guard rails located in two locations are galvanised steel, 950mm high, which have uprights at 2200mm spacing.

Representations

Ramsey Town Commissioners advise that they have no objection

The Department of Transport Highways Division:- No adverse impacts

Chief Fire Officer:- I recommend that the applicant consults the Fire Safety Department to discuss the details of this application.

Disability Access Officer:- People who have difficulty negotiating changes of level need the support of handrails. They should be easy to grip and at a height of 900-1000mm from floor level. They should be on both sides of a staircase / ramp and grip should be between 60 to 75mm from the mount. On wide flights of steps, handrails should be used to divide the flight into channels.

Guardrails or upstanding of at least 100mm high need to run the full length of the outside of the ramp.

Assessment / Recommendation

As the property is within a Conservation Area, extra consideration must be taken to ensure the structure will be appropriate and will be in keeping with the architecture of the property and that of the Conservation Area. I have therefore discussed the proposal with the Conservation Officer who has no objection to the proposals. I also consider the proposals to be acceptable and will have little visual impact to the West Quay area.

For these reasons the proposals would seem appropriate in these locations and therefore my recommendation is for an approval.

Party Status

I consider that the following meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

The Ramsey Commissioners Highways Division

I consider that the following parties that made representations to the planning application do not meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should not be afforded interested party status:

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 12.12.2006

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C: Conditions for approval N: Notes attached to conditions R: Reasons for refusal O: Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawings 01, 02, 03 and 04 all received on 12th October 2006.

N 1. The applicant is recommended to consult with the Fire Safety Department to discuss the details of this application.

N 2. The applicant is advised to consult Disability Access Office with regard to the needs of disabled users to the site.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made: Permitted Date: 18/12/06 (Handwritten signature and initials visible)

Signed: [Handwritten signature] M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control

12 December 2006 06/01759/B Page 4 of 4