15 August 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Showroom Garage, Derby Road, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1da
The proposal involved erecting a new single-storey motorbike showroom on the western side of the existing car showroom site, parallel to the A9 Derby Road adjacent to a roundabout, with a footprint of 16m long by 10m wide, 22 car parking spaces, and motorbike parking areas, using the existing site access.
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The officer assessed the principle of the development focusing on means of access and highway implications. Highways Services objected because part of the building encroaches on the public highway, ob…
Strategic Policy 1
Requires optimising previously developed land, efficient site use including access and parking, and utilising existing infrastructure. Not specifically tested against proposal as highway issues dominated.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Directs new development to towns/villages, exceptional countryside only. Site in town centre mixed use, so principle acceptable but not key issue.
General Policy 2
Permits development in zoning if no adverse effects on townscape, amenity, access, parking, road safety. Failed clauses (h) safe access/adequate parking and (i) no unacceptable road safety/traffic effects due to visibility and parking shortfalls.
Transport Policy 4
Highways must accommodate development traffic safely. Cited but highway objections focused on visibility and access design flaws.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per Department standards. Failed as no demonstration of sufficiency for mixed uses, inadequate layout, no peak-time survey.
Highway Services Division and Ramsey Town Commissioners both object to application 17/00417/A due to visibility obstruction and inadequate car parking, while Forestry provided no relevant comment on this application.
Key concern: construction on public highway and obstruction of visibility splay
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
ObjectionHighway Services recommends that the application is refused on the grounds that the proposal will be constructed on public highway; the proposal will obstruct visibility for vehicles using the adjacent lane; it has not been demonstrated that sufficient car parking can be accomodated on site.
Conditions requested: if approved, condition preventing display of vehicles for sale within the car park/forecourt area
Ramsey Town Commissioners
ObjectionOBJECTION—There is concern that the proposed building would reduce visibility for vehicles accessing the roundabout from Cooperage Lane. Access to the refuse storage facilities from the adjacent restaurant could be adversely affected as a result of the amended car parking provision.
Forestry, Amenity & Lands Directorate, DEFA
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