**Document:** Approval in Principle Decision Notice **Application:** 12/00831/B — Erection of a development comprising new town centre library, offices, multi-storey car park and public toilets with associated external works **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2013-02-01 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** decision / decision_notice **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/3595-braddan-bounded-by-lord-street-fort-parking/documents/1282107 --- # Approval in Principle Decision Notice ## Chief Secretary'S Office [Table omitted in markdown export] Oik yn Ard-Scrudeyr Our Ref: DF12/0015 Planning Application Ref.No: 12/00831/B ### The Town And Country Planning Act 1999 ### Town And Country Planning Development (PROCEDURE ORDER) 2005 Planning Secretary Department Of Infrastructure Planning and Building Control Division Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas In accordance with paragraph 10 of the above Order, the person appointed by the Council of Ministers to consider this application has submitted his report. In accordance with paragraph 10.3(a) and (b), a copy of the appointed persons report is enclosed. On the 24th January 2013, and after consultation, the Council of Ministers accepted the recommendation contained within that report and the application was approved subject to the conditions specified below. [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Conditions Of Approval: 1. This approval will be limited to an Approval in Principle only (discharging siting and landscaping). 2. The application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Planning Authority before expiration of two years from the date of this permission. 3. Approval of the details of design, external appearance, internal layout and means of access, (hereinafter called “the reserved matters”) shall be obtained from the Planning Authority before any development is commenced. 4. This approval in principle relates to the erection of a development comprising new town centre library, offices, multi-storey car park and public toilets with associated works, site bounded by Lord Street, Fort Street, Cambrian Place and Muckles Gate, Douglas as shown by P100, P101, P103, P104, P105, P106, P107, P108, P109, P110, P111, Transport Assessment part 1, Transport Assessment part 2, Design and Access Statement, Flood Risk Assessment and Technical Report, all received by the Planning Department between 6th and 15th June 2012 and by Technical Note 1, Technical Note 2, Drawings P102B, NW/TT/IOM.1/12, NW/TT/IOM/07, NW/TT/IOM.1/10, NW/TTIOM.1/06A, NW/TTIOM.1/08, NWTTIOM.1/09, NW/TT/IOM/1.11, NW/TT/IOM.1/12 and an untitled, unnumbered revised drawing showing the extent of public highway (attached to an email of 11th October 2012 from Damson Design Ltd to Mr Almond), all received by the Planning Department on or about 12 October 2012. **Informative:** The realignment of Fort Street will require the owner of the land coloured green on the untitled/unnumbered drawing to transfer ownership to the Department of Infrastructure or enter into an agreement subject to section 4 of the Highways Act (1986) for the Department of Infrastructure to adopt the highway once built. In addition the Department of Transport will require the applicant to enter into an agreement under section 109a of the Highways Act (1986) for all proposed works within the highway. **THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY** The Council of Ministers also noted the following suggested conditions advanced by the Inspector, for inclusion had Council been minded to give full approval. For the avoidance of doubt, the recital of these suggested conditions does not amount to any prejudgment of any detailed (full) planning application which may be made in due course. The suggested conditions are included to assist all parties. (i) Prior to the commencement of works, there must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority samples of the materials to be used in external finishing of the approved building. The exterior of the building must be finished using only the approved materials and retained as such thereafter. (ii) Prior to the commencement of works, there must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority samples of the materials to be used in the hard landscaping. The hard landscaping must be finished using only the approved materials and retained as such thereafter. (iii) Prior to the commencement of works, there must be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority a detailed scheme of landscaping which provides information on the species, size, and planting method for the trees and shrubs shown on Drawing P102B. The approved scheme must be implemented in the first planting season following the completion of the development or the first use of the development, whichever is sooner. Should any trees die or be removed, they must be replaced within the next available planting season with a tree or shrub of the same species which is at least of Standard size as set out by BS 3936 – Part 1: Nursery stock specification for trees and shrubs. (iv) Prior to the use of the library or offices, the refuse store shown on Drawing P102B must be constructed and available for use and must remain as a refuse store to serve the building. --- *Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/3595-braddan-bounded-by-lord-street-fort-parking/documents/1282107*