Planning Secretary Department Of Infrastructure Planning and Building Control Division Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas
RECEIVED ON 29 OCT 2013 DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
In accordance with Article 10(2)(e) of the above Order, the person appointed by the Council of Ministers to consider this application has submitted her report. In further accordance with Article 10(3)(a) a copy of the appointed person’s report is herewith enclosed.
On the 24th October 2013, and after consultation, the Council of Ministers accepted the recommendation contained within that report and the application was approved subject to the conditions specified below.
Applicant:
Time & Tide Commercial Limited
Proposal:
Reserved Matters application for the erection of a development comprising new town centre library, offices, multi-storey car park and public toilets with associated external works, Site Bounded By Lord Street Fort Street, Cambrian Place And Muckles Gate Douglas Isle Of Man
Conditions Of Approval:
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
This approval relates to the erection of a development comprising a new town centre library, offices, multi-storey car park and public toilets with associated works on a site bounded by Lord Street, Fort Street, Cambrian Place and Muckles Gate, Douglas, as shown on Drwg Nos 12001 P200, 12001 P201, 12001 P202D, 12001 P203C, 12001 P204C, 12001 P205A, 12001 P206A, 12001 P207, 12001 P208, 12001 P209, 12001 P210, 12001 P211, 12001 P212, NW/TT/IOM.1/06A, NW/TT/IOM/07, NW/TT/IOM.1/08, NW/TT/IOM.1/09, NW/TT/IOM.1/10, NW/TT/IOM.1/11 and NW/TT/IOM.1/12 all date-stamped 16 July 2013; together with information contained within Transport Assessment and Appendices (May 2012), Design and Access Statement (9 July 2013), Flood risk Assessment (25 April 2012), Walkover Survey and Desk Study (May 2012), Technical Note 1: Additional Information (August 2012), Technical Note 2: S-Paramics Modelling (August
2012) and Technical Note 3: Reserved Matters Application (July 2013) all date-stamped 16 July 2013.
Before development starts, samples of the external materials to be used on the buildings hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The exterior of the buildings shall be finished using only the approved materials.
Before development starts, details of hard surfacing, including the locations of tactile paving, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The hard surfacing shall be provided in accordance with the approved details prior to the library, car park and public toilets becoming operational.
Before development starts, details of soft landscaping shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. Details shall include the species, size and planting method for the trees shown on Drwg No 12001 P202 Rev D. The approved soft landscaping shall be implemented in the first planting season following the completion of development, or the first use of the development, whichever is the sooner. If within 5 years of being planted any tree dies, becomes diseased or is removed, it shall be replaced in the next available planting season with another of the same species and size.
Before the library, car park and public toilets become operational, the refuse store shown on Drwg No 12001 P202 Rev D shall be constructed and made available, and shall thereafter remain as a refuse store to serve the development.
Before the library, car park and public toilets become operational, the development shall be connected to the public sewerage system in a manner that conforms to the requirements of "Manx Sewers for Adoption". Any necessary CCTV surveys shall be carried out at the developer's expense.
Before development starts, a scheme for the disposal of surface water shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The scheme shall incorporate surface water attenuation prior to any discharge into the existing public system. The disposal of surface water shall be in accordance with the approved scheme.
All highway works, including the loading bay on Fort Street, shall be completed before the car park, library and public toilets become operational.
Informative:
The realignment of Fort Street will require the land coloured green outside the footprint of the development, as shown in Drwg No 12001 P201. This will require the owner of the land (Douglas Corporation) to pass ownership to the Department of Infrastructure or enter into an agreement subject to Section 4 of the Highways Act (1986) for the Department of Infrastructure to adopt the highway once built. In addition, the Department of Transport will require the applicant to enter into an agreement under Section 109a of the Highways Act (1986) for all proposed works within the highway.
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