3 June 2008 · Planning Committee
Timms Bistro, 5, East Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1dn
The site is a mid-terraced, four-storey Victorian building in poor structural condition due to extensive damp, bulging walls and rot, as evidenced by structural survey, making economic repair unviable.
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Policy R/TC/P1 Retail Uses
Presumption for retail ground floor on East Street; bar/restaurant provides active frontage. Officer noted compliance as non-retail office limit not exceeded.
R/TC/P3
Encourages apartments over vacant upper floors; proposal directly aligns by providing six apartments above commercial.
Policy R/TC/P10
Requires parking but discretion for Conservation Area/site constraints; relaxed due to town centre location, precedents without on-site parking.
General Policy 2
Requires development respecting site/surroundings, amenity, highways, services; satisfied via design enhancement, conditioned materials/hours, parking relaxation.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character; existing poor/non-unique, proposal coherent design improves townscape.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards; Appendix 7 allows relaxation in Conservation Area/town centre if no unacceptable on-street impact, justified by precedents/bus proximity.
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 drawing no.s 01 and 03 date stamped the 31st January 2008.
Materials - timber elements
The window frames, doors and shop front surround contained within the East Street elevation of the building shall be constructed of timber.
Materials - roof
The roof of the development permitted by this approval must be finished in natural slate.
Opening hours
The bar/restaurant shall only be open to the public between the hours of 09:00 and 24:00 on any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and between the hours of 09:00 and 23:30 (inclusive) on any Sunday.
no objection
Multiple consultees responded to planning application 08/00173/B, with Highways Division objecting due to lack of off-street parking, while most others raised no objection but requested conditions related to utilities, fire safety, and flats compliance.
Key concern: The development provides additional residential development without providing the off street parking requirements in a town centre location which is subject to high volumes of parking particularly on Saturdays
Isle of Man Water Authority
Conditional No ObjectionFor a change in the supply to a premises (domestic or commercial) the applicant should contact the loMWA Byelaws Inspector (Michael Karran), tel. 695957; For connections to Flats and Apartments the following apply - "Water Supply To Flats And Apartments - Regulations", and if applicable a "Form Of Undertaking In Respect Of Supply Pipes" will be required
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; The Applicant should contact the Water Authority to discuss protecting the main before construction work commences
Andrew Jessopp
No ObjectionThe evidence presented would suggest that the existing can not be viably renovated therefore ENVP43 is probably not offended
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThere are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application. Please contact our Network Operations Department, Manx Electricity Authority, (Tel. 687687) to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority; Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents, (Tel. 687766), before any work is carried out on site
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No Objectionthe Ramsey Town Commissioners considered the above application at their meeting on Wednesday 20th February, 2008 and have no objection to the proposal
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionThis type of property falls within the scope of the fire precautions Act 1975, which is passed in 1975. The fire cautions (Plats) Regulations 1996
Conditions requested: the applicant must consult with the fire Safety department prior to any commencement of work to ensure compliance with the above Act regulations
Environmental Health Officer
Conditional No ObjectionShould the applicant require any further advice in relation to the Regulations it is recommended they contact the Environmental/Public Health Unit on 685894
Conditions requested: The proposed flats must, on completion of the proposed works, comply with the requirements of the Housing (Flats) Regulations 1982 and be registered thereafter under the same Regulations
Paul Allinson
No Commentaccess should be available to the first floor along with the ground floor
Highways Division
ObjectionThe development provides additional residential development without providing the off street parking requirements in a town centre location which is subject to high volumes of parking particularly on Saturdays
