**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendations **Application:** 08/02254/C — Change of use from child day care centre to a youth social centre **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2009-01-23 **Parish:** Santon **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/86787-santon-the-lancashire-house-change-of-use/documents/1537618 --- # Officer Planning Report Recommendations ## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations ### Consultations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Officer's Report #### The Site The site represents the curtilage of the former Lancashire Hotel - a substantial building situated on the north western side of the A5 Castletown Road as it passes through Newtown. The building is situated in a car park which extends around to the south west and to the rear of the site and there is made up land to the rear of this which extends towards the sewage treatment works which is accessed via Newtown estate to the north of the application site. The former hotel has not been used either as an hotel or public house for several years and has been used as a nursery before being closed completely. #### Planning Status The site lies within an area designated on the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982 as Existing Predominantly Residential. #### Planning History PA 86/00307/B - Use of land for dumping of top soil and builders material, land rear of Lancashire Hotel, Newtown, Santon. Initial Decision: Permitted 1st January 1994 PA 86/00900/B - Alterations and extensions including formation of pool room and additional W.C.s, Lancashire Hotel, Main Road, Santon Initial Decision: Permitted 1st January 1994 PA 87/04672/B - Infilling of land with hardcore and soil, field no. 2667, (370) rear of Newtown Estate, Santon. Initial Decision: Permitted 1st January 1994 PA 87/04764/B - Infilling of land, field 1859 and part of field 2456, land adjoining The Lancashire Public House, New Castletown Road, Santon. PA 91/01169/B - Infill of land with hardcore and soil, rear of Lancashire Hotel, Field No. 1859. Santon. Initial Decision: Refused 1st January 1994 PA 92/00283/B - Extension to landfill site, land at rear of Lancashire Hotel, Santon. Initial Decision: Permitted 1st January 1994 PA 99/01138/B - Conversion of public house to play school and living accommodation, Lancashire Hotel, Main Road, Santon Initial Decision: Permitted 15th November 1999 PA 98/01439/A - Approval in principle for change of use of Public House to nursery with office, living accommodation and garage, Lancashire Hotel, Main Road, Santon. Initial Decision: Permitted 29th January 1999 PA 02/02224/A - Approval in principle for the erection of ten dwellings, conversion of cottage to two apartments and alterations to car park Review Decision: Refused on Review 13th June 2003 ### The Proposal Proposed now is the use of the building as a youth centre on a temporary basis for up to 12 months. The building would be used twice a week (probably Thursday and Friday evenings) for up to 30 teenagers and/or young adults and between 7-9.30pm. No changes are proposed to the building, only the use of the ground floor. The applicant works for the Living Hope Community Church and the use would be in association with the existing Port St. Mary and Douglas operations. ### Representations Department of Transport Highways and Transport Division indicate that they do not oppose the application providing that "all vehicles associated with" with no further clarification. It is assumed that this is intended to mean that all vehicles associated with the proposed use must be contained within the site. There is little opportunity for safely and legitimately parking on the highway in the vicinity of the site and there is a significant area in which vehicles associated with the proposed use may park within the site. ### Assessment The proposed use is not dissimilar to the nursery use which has permission and will provide a facility which is not within a heavily populated residential area and with ample car parking but close to a principal traffic route. The proposed use is considered to be an acceptable use of a presently redundant building which is on a principal traffic route and whose maintenance and upkeep contributes to the public amenity as the building is a prominent one and easily seen within the streetscene. ### 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:** 09.01.2009 ### 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. This permission relates to the use of the premises as a youth facility as described in the submitted plans and information all received on 10th December, 2008 for a period of twelve months. C 2. The proposed use may be undertaken only twice a week between the hours of 1900 - 2130hrs and at no other time. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer) **Decision Made : Permitted** **Date :** 14/1/09 **Signed :** [Signature] 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/86787-santon-the-lancashire-house-change-of-use/documents/1537618*