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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Application No. : 22/00538/B Applicant : Department of Home Affairs Isle of Man Government Proposal : Creation of 4 vehicle parking spaces Site Address : Tromode House Ballafletcher Road Cronkbourne Douglas Isle Of Man IM4 4QE
Planning Officer: Miss Lucy Kinrade Photo Taken : Site Visit : Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 17.06.2022 __
Conditions and Notes for Approval
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The application accords with General Policy 2 and Transport Policy 7 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016.
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This approval relates to drawing numbers LS-01, 02 and 03 all date received 27/04/2022. __
Interested Person Status - Additional Persons
None __
Officer’s Report
1.0 THE SITE
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1.1 The site relates to Tromode House, Braddan a building used by the Department of Home Affairs for bail and probation services. The existing building is set within its own grounds and is heavily screened by trees and vegetation along all its boundaries.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL 2.1 Proposed is the creation of 4 additional car parking spaces within the site and where the existing land is current laid to grass. Each car parking space is to be 2.5m wide x 6m long.
3.0 PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 There are no previous applications relevant in this case.
4.0 PLANNING POLICY 4.1 The site is within an area designated as Industrial in the Area Plan for the East 2020.
4.2 Given the nature of the proposal the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains two policies considered to be specifically relevant General Policy 2 in ensuring the general standards towards acceptable development are met in respect of visual and amenity impacts as well as highway safety, and Transport Policy 7 also requires development to meet current parking standards.
4.3 Community Policy 7 and 10 state that the design of new development must, as far as is reasonable and practicable, pay due regards to existing best practise such as to prevent criminal and anti-social behaviour and outbreak and spread of fire. While Infrastructure Policy 5 seeks methods for water conservation to conserve the Island's water resources.
5.0 REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the Government's website. This report contains summaries only.
5.1 Braddan Commissioners - no objections 13/05/2022.
5.2 Department of Infrastructure Highway Services - Do not oppose (12/05/2022).
5.3 DEFA Forestry - No objections (17/05/2022).
5.4 No comments received from neighbouring properties.
6.0 ASSESSMENT
6.1 The key considerations are the impact of the works on the visual amenities of the area and whether there would be any highway safety issues.
6.2 The works seek to increase the site parking by 4 designated spaces. It is likely that these vehicles already park ad hoc within the area and so having designated spaces is likely to formalise and make more efficient and safe the parking in the interest of all users of the existing building. The building sits within its own grounds and benefits from both grass and planted areas, the proposal will result in the loss of some of this grass area however this is not considered to be unacceptable given the area of greenery which remains, and DEFA Forestry have indicated there to be no impact on the trees. The proposal is considered to be acceptable and not to result in any new or increased impacts on the public highway or visual amenity and DOI Highway Services have also outlined that they do not oppose.
6.3 The development is also not expected to result in any new or increased effects beyond the existing fire, criminal activity or water matters of the site and so is acceptable in this respect too.
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7.0 CONCLUSION 7.1 The proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and Transport Policy 7 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016.
8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons: (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf); (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material; (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure; (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.
8.2 The decision maker must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status. __
I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status
Decision Made : Permitted Date : 20.06.2022
Determining officer Signed : S BUTLER
Stephen Butler
Head of Development Management
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