**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendation **Application:** 09/01742/B — Alterations and extensions to provide hair salon and living accommodation (comprising amendments to PA 08/01991/B) **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2009-12-31 **Parish:** Lezayre **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/64010-lezayre-2-taubman/documents/1389777 --- # Officer Planning Report Recommendation **Application No.:** 09/01742/B **Applicant:** Ms Marie Jennings **Proposal:** Alterations and extensions to provide hair salon and living accommodation (comprising amendments to PA 08/01991/B) **Site Address:** 2 Taubman Street Ramsey Isle Of Man IM8 1DH ### Considerations Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett **Expected Decision Level:** Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes : Do not oppose Consultee : Clerk To The Commissioners Notes : no objection. Consultee : Chief Environmental Health Officer Notes : comments Consultee : Disability Access Officer Notes : Comments received ### Officer's Report ### The Site The site represents the curtilage of an existing dwelling with hair salon incorporated, located at the corner of Taubman Street and Queen's Pier Road, opposite Raymotors garage. The ground floor salon has a slate canopy around the property and the main building is a two storey property which sits to the rear of this. There were previously garages linking the property to number 4, Taubman Street but this has recently changed to a two storey extension which is currently under construction. ### Planning Status The site lies within an area designated on the Ramsey Town Plan of 1998 as Town Centre - Mixed Use. ## PLANNING HISTORY Planning permission was sought for alterations to the hair salon and living accommodation and was refused - PA 08/1265. A further application, PA 08/1991 was submitted and permitted. ## The Proposal Proposed now are modifications to the approved scheme: notably the removal of a chimney stack on the rear of the existing hipped roof, the change in length of the window alongside the new door on the Taubman Street elevation, to match those on either side, the retention of the existing hipped roof and building onto it, the continuation of the canopy over the ground floor right across the frontage, the shortening of the width of the doors on the Queen's Pier Road ground floor elevation and the addition of another single window on the first floor above. ### Representations Ramsey Town Commissioners and Department of Transport Highways and Traffic Division raise no objection to the application Disability Access Officer recommends that internally provision is made for the circulation and movement of disabled persons. As there is no fundamental change to the hair salon, this could not reasonably be required by condition, but a note could be attached to encourage the applicant to consider this and to liaise with the Disability Access Officer. The Environmental Health Inspector advises the applicant that the accommodation will need to be registered under the Housing (Flats) Regulations 1982. ### Assessment The proposed changes alter only slightly the approved scheme. The window alterations improve the visual appearance and the removal of the chimney and the reduction in size of the patio doors are not detrimental to the character of the building. The retention of the hipped roof will also contribute to the appearance of the finished building. As such, the proposal is considered to be acceptable and to comply with the provisions of General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan. The proposal now provides more car parking spaces off Queen's Pier Road, compared with the single space which was shown on the previous approval. ### 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. The Disability Access Officer and Environmental Health Inspector raise issues which are the responsibility of other legislation and as such should not be afforded party status in this instance. ### Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 09.12.2009 Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal ### C : Conditions for approval ## N : Notes attached to conditions ## R : Reasons for refusal ## O : 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 alterations and extension as shown in drawings 09 0582/1, -/2, -/3, -/4 and -/5 all received on 23rd October, 2009 N 1. The applicant is encouraged to liaise with the Disability Access Officer in respect of the provision for disabled persons within the hair salon. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 09/09 Delegation of functions, 10/09 Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer Decision Made : Permitted Date : 30/12/09 Signed : ______________________________ Senior Planning Officer --- *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/64010-lezayre-2-taubman/documents/1389777*