**Document:** Planning Statement McGarrigle Jackson
**Application:** 10/00062/B — Conversion of dwelling into four self contained apartments
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2010-03-16
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** report / planning_statement
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/35725-braddan-31-hutchinson-conversion-dwelling/documents/1346222

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# Planning Statement McGarrigle Jackson

## Approval in Detail

Conversion of a private residence into
4 No. Self-Contained Apartments at
31 Hutchinson Square, Douglas
for
Mr \& Mrs D Williams

### Planning Statement

Job No. 1.1679

McGarrigle + Jackson
architects and urbar designers

Prepared by:
McGarrigle + Jackson
19 Mount Havelock
Douglas
IMI 2QG
Tel: 01624628141
Fax: 629334
email: info@mcgarrigle-jackson.com
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Version 2
18th January 2010

I.01 The present application seeks detailed approval to convert No. 31 Hutchinson Square, presently a private dwelling house into 4 No. self-contained apartments.
1.02 The premises are within the Hutchinson Square conservation area, but are not registered.
1.03 The present dwelling is large with already a separate apartment on the 3rd floor level, which forms self-contained accommodation for the previous owners family.
1.04 The present dwelling as stated, is large with presently 8 No. bedrooms. The former use is likely to have been a guesthouse.
1.05 The building is basically sound with all services available. The building has the basics of adequate circulation and means of escape, both horizontally and vertically to service the proposals without undue structural alteration.
1.06.1 The topography of the area is such that the rear lane to the properties is some 2.500 above the level of the ground floor rear yard, which is reached by steps. There is therefore, little opportunity to provide significant car park provision at the rear. However, the proposals indicate that 2 No. new car parking spaces can be created by the demolition of the roofs to the single storey parts of the rear outlet, providing direct access from the rear lane both to parking and also for the occupants of the first, second and third floors. Following the original refusal and discussion with the Planning Officer the existing staircase is now shown as discharging to the Hutchinson Square entrance thus addressing the main cause of concern in the original refusal ie that the rear lane is not considered suitable as the only entrance to the apartments. Our client will therefore have a joint access from Hutchinson Square, and all apartments will have both front and rear access.
1.07 The first floor bedroom window originally shown facing the refuse area has been amended to a reduced fixed light window above the refuse area.
1.08 The use of Hutchinson Square can be described as mixed. Nos. 27 and 28 is a guesthouse, which recently received planning approval in principle to convert the premises to 7 No. apartments. No. 26 is a nursery and No. 30 is the Shenn Valley Care Home. No. 29 is long-term boarding accommodation. Nos. 32-34 are private residences.
1.09 None of the properties have integral parking, the present proposal is to provide 2 no. spaces where there are presently none. The owner of the property will also be entitled to a ' Q ' residents parking permit on Hutchinson Square.
1.10 A traffic survey recently carried out in the immediate vicinity observed that peak parking occurred between 8 pm and 8 am with a further peak around 5 pm when children from the nearby nursery

were being picked up. The northwest side of the square has a capacity of 36-38 vehicles, at no time was this capacity reached, even at peak times, with occupancy at Ipm being around a third capacity. From observation, it is evident that there is generally parking available in the nearby vicinity at any time.
I.II As has been noted there are presently 8 bedrooms to this property and it is intended to reduce this to 6 with the consequential possibility of reduction in overall occupancy numbers. The location of the property is also in close proximity to the town centre, promenade, and local bus routes, making the apartments attractive to both young and old persons who are not necessarily vehicle owners and who would be happy to use public transport.
I. 12 We believe the application would provide good quality accommodation of a type and in a location, which responds to current planning policy, is a suitable use and will enhance, improve and extend the life of a basically sound property within a conservation area.

## Architect'S Drawing Issue Sheet

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*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/35725-braddan-31-hutchinson-conversion-dwelling/documents/1346222*