DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 19/00509/B Applicant: Marown Memorial Playing Fields Limited Proposal: Alterations and erection of extension Site Address: Marown Millenium Hall Old Church Road Crosby Isle Of Man IM4 2HA Principal Planner: Miss S E Corlett Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 31.07.2019 _________________________________________________________________

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;

This decision relates to drawing 01 received on 3rd May, 2019 and 02A received on 14th June, 2019. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The site is the Marown Millennium Hall which is part of a group of buildings all situated on the western side of Old Church Road, to the south of the A1 in Crosby. The group includes the Bowling Club building and green, the Hall Caine pavilion and associated sports pitches to the south along with a BMX track. To the south runs the Heritage Trail public footpath which follows the former route of the steam railway line from Douglas towards Peel.

• THE PROPOSAL
• 2.1 Proposed is a modest extension of the existing flat roofed annex which runs to the rear of the building, to accommodate an accessible toilet. This will be accessed from within the Marown Millennium Hall with a second accessible toilet accessible from the outside. A third, small toilet will also be accommodated within the building opposite one of the proposed toilets.

2.2 The extension will be finished to match the adjacent structure and following amended plans, will project slightly further (350mm) to the north than does the existing rear elevation. A reduced width set of steps from the bowling green will be provide with a hadnrail and ramped access from the lower area in front of the building. PLANNING POLICY - 3.1 The site lies within an area designated on the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982 as Public Open Space. On the draft Area Plan for the East the site is designated as Open Space/Open Space for particular purposes. The proposed use is consistent with that. As such, General Policy 2 provides general advice on the standards to be applied to new development. This requires that development is not unneighbourly and has an acceptable visual impact. PLANNING HISTORY - 4.1 The site has been the subject of a number of applications, none of which are relevant to the current proposal. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Marown Parish Commissioners, the applicant in this case, have no objection (20.06.19). Following the submission of amended plans, the Commissioners indicate on 26th July, 2019 that they have no objection to the application.

5.2 Highway Services have no highway interest in the application (17.05.19). ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The development is modest and will have a negligible visual impact but will significantly improve the facilities available to the public for what is a well used local facility. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The application is in accordance with the relevant policy and is supported. 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 : 31.07.2019 Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management

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