17 November 2006 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Manesca Ltd, The Quay, Port St. Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5ea
The proposal involves adding a lean-to glazed entrance porch on the elevation facing the car park, a new serving hatch on the harbour-side elevation, new fencing alongside a ramp for disabled access, and timber decking providing a level surface from the hatch to the porch.
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The officer noted that any proposal increasing accessibility should be encouraged in principle. The lean-to glazed porch, serving hatch, disabled access ramp, and timber decking create no adverse impa…
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the alterations to the existing facilities, all as shown in drawings reference 1068-00 and -01 both received on 3rd October, 2006.
Do not oppose
no objections
provided recommendations on access features (noted but relates to Building Regulations)
Highways Division, Disability Access Office, and Port St Mary Commissioners all responded with no objections to application 06/01679/B, with the Disability Access Office providing specific accessibility recommendations.
Highways Division of the Department of Transport
No ObjectionDo Not Oppose
Disability Access Office
Conditional No ObjectionEntrance should be accessible to an unassisted wheelchair user.; doors should not be so heavy as to require a pulling force exceeding twenty Newton’s, measured at the leading edge, to open the door.; Inside layout should have sufficient aisle width as to allow an unassisted wheelchair user to manoeuvre.; All serving counters should contain at least one section suitable for wheelchair users.
Conditions requested: Entrance should be accessible to an unassisted wheelchair user; Where there are full-length glass doors fitted they should be marked in some way at mid height to assist people with sight impairment; It is preferable to have automatic doors but where this is not the case then the doors should not be so heavy as to require a pulling force exceeding twenty Newton’s, measured at the leading edge, to open the door; Inside layout should have sufficient aisle width as to allow an unassisted wheelchair user to manoeuvre; All serving counters should contain at least one section suitable for wheelchair users. (e.g. low enough to use to write a cheque)
Port St Mary Commissioners
No ObjectionMy Commissioners have considered the above Planning Application to which they have no objections.
