19 January 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Bay Hotel, Shore Road, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6hl
The proposal involved constructing a 2.3m wide decked seating area extending 2.4m into the carriageway in front of the Bay Hotel, a public house, with a 1.1m wide diverted footway around it, separated by posts and chains, plus a canopy/awnings with lighting and patio heaters.
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The officer assessed that the proposal extends public house facilities, boosting tourism in a designated tourism/residential/mixed-use area, aligning with Strategic Plan and draft Southern Area Plan p…
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the creation of a decked area for seating in association with the operation of the Bay Hotel, together with diverted pedestrian footway, all as shown in drawing 1412-02A received on 2nd December, 2009 and 1412-01 received on 5th March, 2009.
Accessible footway
The diverted footway must include provision to enable a continuous, unstepped surface for users, including those with pushchairs and prams and those in wheelchairs.
Access to services
Access must be available to existing road gullies, service boxes and chambers underneath the decking.
support the application and consider it to be an important addition to a local leisure facility. The Bay Hotel is a well run and popular Pub
approved
do not oppose subject to conditions on access to gullies/services, maintenance by applicant, and ramped footway for wheelchairs/pushchairs
Mixed responses including objections from nearby residents on traffic, public highway use, safety, and energy waste; Highways Division initially objected to use of public highway and parking loss but earlier provided conditional no objection; Port Erin Commissioners approved after deferral; one support from neighbour.
Key concern: proposed placement of table and chairs will be on the public highway which the applicant does not own
Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose subject to the imposition of the following conditions
Conditions requested: Access must be maintained to all existing road gulleys, service boxes and chambers.; The area of decking and temporary footway will be the applicants to maintain while the decking remains in place.; The temporary floor will be ramped or level with the existing footway to accommodate wheelchair/pushchair users.
Highways Division
ObjectionThe drawings provided show that the proposed placement of table and chairs will be on the public highway which the applicant does not own.; the Highways Department would oppose a planning application which would result in the removal of parking spaces which will be in demand, particularly during peak tourist season.
Port Erin Commissioners
No Commentdefer consideration of the following planning applications as the Commissioners will not be in a position to consider the same until the 14th April 2009.
Port Erin Commissioners
Supportthe application has been Approved.
Port Erin Commissioners
Supportthe application has been Approved.
