5 April 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Derby Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1hh
The proposal involves minor changes to the existing public car park next to Peel Town Hall on Derby Road, Peel, such as adding a second access from the one-way Derby Road, modifying the current access, installing a bicycle enclosure, an EV charge point bollard, and reconfiguring the parking layout to add four new space…
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The officer assessed the principle under GP2 as acceptable because the works improve an existing public car park used for circulation opposite the Town Hall entrance, adding 4 new parking spaces, a di…
General Policy 2
GP2 requires development to respect local character, amenity, and highways safety. The officer tested principle, visual impact, neighbouring amenity, and highways against it, finding improvements to existing car park acceptable with no harm.
Environment Policy 35
EP35 protects conservation area character. Assessed for visual impact of minor car park alterations and low wall modification; found neutral with little to no impact on street scene or wider area.
Transport Policy 4
TP4 addresses highway safety. Proposal improves visibility and manoeuvres on 20mph one-way road without additional traffic; overruled highways request for audit given minor scope and practical benefits.
Transport Policy 7
TP7 relates to parking and access. Redefined layout adds spaces meeting standards in managed public car park; minor dimension variations accepted as improvement.
Time limit
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.
Proposals improve safety for car park and highway users; current access causes awkward turns and wrong-way driving; new access provides better visibility; parking spaces meet standards; no change to traffic or drainage.
Highways initially requested a Stage 1 Road Safety Audit, parking space width increases, and drainage details; Highways Drainage noted lack of surface water drainage details; Peel Town Commissioners supported the application, arguing it improves safety and no audit is needed.
Key concern: No Stage 1 Road Safety Audit provided
Highway Services Division
Conditional No Objection"The proposal will require a Stage 1 Road Safety Audit to accompany the submission."; "Spaces 11 and 4 measure approx. 2.5m in width and spaces 10 and 5 approx. 2.4m in width. These are below the minimum required width for bays at 2.6m"; "In order to meet highway requirements in full, the application will need to provide... A Stage 1 Road Safety Audit; and Internal alterations to the parking spaces"
Conditions requested: A Stage 1 Road Safety Audit; Internal alterations to the parking spaces to increase the width of spaces 4, 5, 10, 11; Provide run off / surface water drainage where necessary to prevent water from flowing out onto or damaging the public road
Highways Drainage
Conditional No ObjectionAllowing surface water runoff onto a public highway would contravene Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986 and guidance contained in section 11.3.11 of the Manual for Manx Roads.
Conditions requested: Make provision for surface water drainage to prevent contravention of Section 58 of the Highway Act 1986 and section 11.3.11 of the Manual for Manx Roads
Peel Town Commissioners
Support"The proposals in application 23/00060/B clearly improves the safety for existing car park and highway users"; "when no additional traffic is being generated by the planning application proposal, and it is evident access/egress will be made safer it is difficult to justify a safety audit"; "The car parking spaces are in an existing car park and meet the same 2.4 metre by 4.8 metre minimum standard"
