Transport Policy 6 - Equal weight for vehicles and pedestrians
Source: Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016
Transport Policy 6: In the design of new development and transport facilities the needs of pedestrians will be given similar weight to the needs of other road users.
11.5.1 The level of car parking provided in new development is critical to creating more sustainable development. Too little and the traffic generated can create problems on adjacent streets. Too much can increase congestion and delay public transport. The problem is most severe in existing settlements and at its worst in the Douglas area.
11.5.2 In respect of town centre office development, it has been the Department's usual practice to require the provision of one parking space per 50sq metres of nett office floor space, such parking spaces to be provided preferably on site but otherwise conveniently close to the site. The standard of 1 space per 50sq metres is based on: 1/3 staff walking or cycling: 1/3 travelling by public transport and 1/3 by private car. This provision is very often rather less than the demand created by the development. In the case of office developments outside of the town centre, the requirement is usually one parking space per 15sq metres of nett office floor space, a ratio which reflects more accurately the actual demand for parking space arising from the office use. The Douglas Local Plan did in fact invite consideration of other options whereby either the requirement should be increased such as to meet fully the demand for parking space, or the requirement should be reduced so that, with proper enforcement of on-street parking restrictions, fewer workers would come into town by car.
11.5.3 The long term target is to reduce the level of car parking required for town centre developments and seek to develop more sustainable staff and visitor transport plans including improved public transport, staff buses, shared and pooled cars, cycling and walking. Consideration should be given to the provision of cycle parking for staff and customers in non-residential development and to the provision of secure cycle stores in apartments. In the shorter term, the Department proposes the following general policy in respect of parking provision.
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2021
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Douglas
Top Parish
Extension to hardstanding to the front of the property and removal of existing dwarf wall to provide vehicular access to additional parking
Demolition of single storey flat roof elements at western side of building, and erection of a new dwelling on land to west of existing building (in association with registered building consent application 24/01173/CON)
Reroute an existing right of way by removing some of the wall and installing a fence.
Single storey side extension to create garage, loft conversion and internal layout changes. External remodelling and associated landscaping
Redevelopment of the site to create 2 retail units and 2 light industrial units, including relocation of the existing forecourt canopy and pumps.
Approval in Principle for the erection of a detached dwelling with driveway and access, addressing the means of access
Demolition of Building to create additional parking
Development of 92 dwellings, highways and drainage Infrastructure, and public open space; redevelopment of redundant farm building group at Ballaterson Farm with replacement dwelling and conversion of outbuildings to form tourist accommodation
Proposed new dwelling to be created on vacant plot
Demolish existing single storey rear extension, and replace with larger footprint, two storey extension. Front porch extension. Remove part of front boundary wall to create new driveway and extend existing dropped kerb.
