DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 23/00545/B Applicant: Department Of Education, Sport & Culture Proposal: Proposed single storey extension to rear of school to create new Female pupil toilets and conversion of existing pupil toilets into Disabled WC/Shower & Store, including associated wheelchair access ramp & external steps Site Address: Andreas School Andreas Village Isle Of Man IM7 4EZ Principal Planner: Mr Chris Balmer Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 06.06.2023

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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason.

The proposal respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design of buildings and the spaces around and the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape complying with General Policy 2 (b) & (c).

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing all received on 03.05.2023. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status

Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site is the curtilage of Andreas Primary School which sits in the heart of Andreas village. The school sits to the east of the A17 Burma Road and to the immediate east of the site is Ayre United's football grounds and clubhouse. The school building sits close to the road with a telephone exchange building within the frontage. - 1.2 The building is a modern one with mono-pitch roofed elements and brick walling.

- 2.0 THE PROPOSAL

2.2 The application seeks approval for a single storey extension to rear of school to create new Female pupil toilets and conversion of existing pupil toilets into Disabled WC/Shower & Store, including associated wheelchair access ramp & external steps. - 3.0 PLANNING STATUS AND POLICY

3.1 The site lies within an area designated as Primary School on the Town and Country Planning (Development Plan) Order 1982.

3.2 As such, General Policy 2 is applicable in this case, the relevant part of which requires that the proposal is visually acceptable and safe in terms of access. - 4.0 PLANNING HISTORY

4.1 The site has been the subject of a number of applications, none of which is relevant in the consideration of this application. - 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 Highway Services have no highway interest (22.05.2023). - 6.0 ASSESSMENT

6.1 The proposal has no adverse impact on the appearance of the property or the safety and convenience of the use of the school. The works will increase facilities for the school and will facilitate better access to and from the building. - 7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 Accordingly, the proposal respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design of buildings and the spaces around and the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape complying with General Policy 2 (b) & (c).

7.2 It is recommended that the application be approved - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf);
• (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and
• (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.

• 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 above who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 08.06.2023 Determining officer Signed : J SINGLETON Jason Singleton Principal Planner

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