**Document:** Officer Report **Application:** 18/00235/B — Removal of existing external doors and increase opening widths to curved entrance corridor **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2018-04-27 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/11377-braddan-doctors-surgery-gp-doors/documents/981662 --- # Officer Report **Application No.:** 18/00235/B **Applicant:** Department Of Health And Social Care **Proposal:** Removal of existing external doors and increase opening widths to curved entrance corridor **Site Address:** Doctors Surgery Kensington Road GP Practice Westmoreland Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 4QA Case Officer : Mr Chris Balmer **Expected Decision Level:** Officer Delegation **Recommended Decision:** Permitted **Date of Recommendation:** 23.04.2018 _________________________________________________________________ ## Conditions and Notes for Approval C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals. Plans/Drawings/Information; Drawings reference numbers 01, 02 and 03 REV B all received on 5th March 2018. _______________________________________________________________ ## Interested Person Status Additional Persons None _____________________________________________________________________________ ### Officer’s Report 1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site is the curtilage of part of the former Nobles Hospital site situated along Westmoreland Road. The site accommodates a range of health-related facilities including the blood clinic, doctor's surgery, offices and therapy facilities and associated car parking. 2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 The applications seeks approval for the removal of existing external doors and increase opening widths to curved entrance corridor. 3.0 PLANNING STATUS AND POLICY - 3.1 The site lies within an area designated as Hospital on the Douglas Local Plan of 1998. The site is not within a Conservation Area. - 3.2 General Policy 2 states: "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: - (a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief; - (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them; - (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; - (d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses; - (e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea; - (f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks; - (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality; - (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space; - (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways; - (j) can be provided with all necessary services; - (k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan; - (l) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding; - (m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and - (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption." 4.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 4.1 There have been a number of applications submitted for the redevelopment of this site from its former main hospital use, none of which is particularly relevant to the consideration of this application. 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Douglas Borough Council indicates that they do not oppose the application (29.03.2018). - 5.2 Highway Services indicate there is no highway implications (06.04.2018). 6.0 CONCLUSION - 6.1 The proposed works are minor alterations to a substantial building which would enable better access to the building for member of the public. There are no concerns with the proposal. 7.0 RECOMMENDATION - 7.1 The application is recommended for an approval. 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons: - (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent; - (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested; - (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material - (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and - (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. 8.2 The decision maker must determine: - o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status. I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation. Decision Made : Permitted Date : 26.04.2018 Determining officer Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management ## Customer note ## This copy of the officer report reflects the content of the file copy and has been produced in this form for the benefit of our online services/customers and archive records. --- *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/11377-braddan-doctors-surgery-gp-doors/documents/981662*