**Document:** Officer Planning Report **Application:** 07/02320/B — Conversion of ground and first floor from residential to restaurant and wine bar **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2008-03-10 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/84464-braddan-6-bridge-conversion/documents/1518982 --- # 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 [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations ### Consultations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Officer's Report The application site is currently a residential property within Douglas Town Centre. The site is zoned for mixed use purposes within the Douglas Local Plan. The proposed use would be compatible with the land use designation. The only issue is whether the proposal will impact on the adjoining residential property in terms of noise disturbance. The application indicates the hours of operation will be 11am to 10.30pm six days a week. I consider the hours of operation to be reasonable and would not cause any significant harm to the residents of the adjoining property. I therefore recommend that planning permission be granted subject to conditions. ### 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. Whilst Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service and the Isle of Man Water Authority represents a statutory authority, the points raised in correspondence relate to Building Control matters and not planning and as such should not be afforded party status in this instance. The Disability Access Office has commented on the non-provision of disabled facilities in the proposal. These are non-planning matters and therefore should not be afforded interested party status. ### Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 29.02.2008 ### 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 conversion of ground floor and first floor from residential to restaurant and wine bar (Use Class 3) as shown in drawing numbers 2320/1, 2320/2, 2320/3 and 2320/4 date stamped 14th December 2007; letter from Chrystals Estate Agent dated 3rd January 2008. C 3. The use hereby permitted shall not be open to customers outside 0900-2230 hours on Monday to Saturdays. The use hereby permitted shall not be open on Sundays and Bank Holidays outside 1200-1900 hours. N 1. The applicant is advised to contact the Fire Safety Department regarding all aspects of fire safety. N 2. For a change in the water supply to premises (domestic or commercial) the applicant should contact the Isle of Man Water Authority Byelaws Inspector (Michael Karran), telephone 695957. N 3. The Disability Access Office recommends that the gents toilet on the ground floor is altered to a disabled toilet with suitable amendments to the size and could be used on a uni-sex basis. N 4. The applicant is advised that no approval is hereby granted or implied for the installation of an extraction system in connection with the restaurant use hereby approved. Such an extraction system must form the subject of a further planning application. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer) Decision Made : Permitted Date : 5/3/08 Signed : _________________________ Mrs F Mullen 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/84464-braddan-6-bridge-conversion/documents/1518982*