**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendation
**Application:** 04/01785/B — Conversion of guest house into 4 apartments
**Decision:** Refused
**Decision Date:** 2004-10-11
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/76547-braddan-4-woodville-conversion-dwelling/documents/1419653

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# Officer Planning Report Recommendation

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## Officer's Report

1. The site represents the curtilage of a mid-terraced guest house on Woodville Terrace.
2. The application seeks full approval to convert the building into four flats.
3. Whilst there is only one flat per floor, the layout and use of the building is not satisfactory, in that the rear "outlet" is to be retained but not used other than for storage; the washrooms and toilets would be retained, but would be redundant.
4. The proposed parking space is very tight and, in practice, probably unusable.

There needs to be a more satisfactory solution for the rear outlet, which would lead to more acceptable parking provision.

## Recommendation

Recommended Decision : Refused

Date of Recommendation : 04.10.2004

## 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

R 1. The use and layout of the rear annex are unsatisfactory, in that most of the floor space is not contained within any of the proposed flats, and much of the space (and the existing fittings) would be un-used and, in practice, poorly maintained.

R 2. The proposed parking arrangements are inadequate in terms of numbers, size, layout and accessibility.

Decision Made : ...
Committee Meeting Date : ...

Refused 8.10.4

1. The use and layout of the rear annex are unsatisfactory, in that most of the floor space is not contained within any of the proposed flats, and much of the space (and the existing fittings) would be unused and, in practice, poorly maintained.

2. The proposed parking arrangements are inadequate in terms of numbers, size, layout, and accessibility.

Planning Report and Recommendations

General Report Site Visited YES/NO

1. The site comprises the curtilage of a
mid-terraced guest house on Woodville
Terrace.

2. The application seeks full approval to
convert the building into four flats.

3. Whilst there is only one flat per floor, the
layout and use of the building is not satisfactory,
in that the rear "outlet" is to be retained
but not used other than for storage; the
washrooms and toilets would be retained, but
would be redundant.

4. The proposed parking space is very tight and,
in practice, probably unusable
Signed
Date 4/10/4

Summary of objections/views LA - no objection HA - defer (21/9) WA - Notes (1), (3), and (4) EH1 - must comply with the Regs (1982) DAO - apartment block standards

Recommendations Fire Service - 1996 Regs. Approve/Refuse

There needs to be a more satisfactory solution for the rear outlet, which would lead to more acceptable parking provision.

Signed Date 4/10/4

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