**Document:** Officer Planning Report
**Application:** 09/00014/B — Construction of a ramped access, replacement hard-standing and front door
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2009-02-23
**Parish:** Rushen
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/62291-rushen-grace-baptist-church-replacement-doors/documents/1369075

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# Officer Planning Report

## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations ### Written Representations ### Consultations

### Officer's Report

#### The Site

The site represents the curtilage of an existing church building situated on the eastern side of Bridson Street. The site has a frontage to the main road of 13m and backs onto number 6 and 8 Lhag Mooar. The building is a modern one, with a rectangular footprint.

#### Planning Status

The site lies within an area of Residential Use on the Port Erin Local Plan of 1990.

#### Planning History

Planning permission was sought and granted for an extension to the church under PA 84/0028 and for a further extension under PA 00/2126.

#### The Proposal

Now proposed is the installation of a ramped access to the front door, meeting the existing steps and forming a ramp to the right of the steps, with a gradient of 1 in 18.5. A stainless steel balustrade is proposed to a height of 900mm.

#### Representations

Department of Transport Highways and Traffic Division and Port Erin Commissioners indicate that they have no objection to the application.

## Assessment

The building is modern and the addition of the ramp and railings will increase the accessibility of the building, which is a community facility with no detriment to the appearance or character of the building or the area.

## Party Status

The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status.

### Recommendation

**Recommended Decision:** Permitted

**Date of Recommendation:** 09.02.2009

### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
- : Notes attached to refusals

#### C 1.

The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

#### C 2.

This permission relates to the installation of a ramped access as shown in drawings 01, 2 and 3 all received on 7th January, 2009.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

**Decision Made:** Permitted
**Date:** 20/2/09

**Signed:** DBM
Senior Planning Officer

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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/62291-rushen-grace-baptist-church-replacement-doors/documents/1369075*