9 October 2008 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley), delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005
28, Hope Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1ap
The application sought full planning approval for changing a residential dwelling at 28 Hope Street, Douglas, into office accommodation (Use Class 4), with associated car parking provision as shown on drawings P-01, P-02 and P-03. The site is in an area zoned predominantly for offices in the Douglas Local Plan.
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The officer assessed the proposal under land use zoning and parking standards. The site is in an area 'zoned as predominantly offices in the Douglas Local Plan', making 'the principle of developing th…
Douglas Local Plan (parking standards)
The policy zones the area as predominantly offices. The officer tested the principle of change of use against this zoning and found it compatible, establishing acceptability of the land use change in this locality.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 Appendix 7 (parking standards)
Requires 1 car parking space per 50 square metres of net floor space. The proposal's 75.67 square metres requires 1.5 spaces; provision of 2 spaces was assessed as accordant with the standards.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the change of use of a dwelling to office accommodation (Use Class 4 of Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005) as shown in drawing numbers P-01, P-02 and P-03 date stamped 29 July 2008.
Car parking provision
The use of the building hereby permitted shall not be used until the car parking and manoeuvring areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans and those areas shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their respective purposes.
Do not oppose
Agreed not to raise an objection to the application
