Design Access Statement

Wellsfield Associates

80 High Street Hadleigh Essex, SS7 2PB. Tel. No. 00 44 (0) 1702 551123 Fax no.00 44 (0) 1702 558530

Design/Access Statement

PLANNING & BUILDING CONTROL RECEIVED ON 30 SEP 2015 DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Re. Co-op Store, Duke Street, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RD

Local Authority: Isle of Man Government.

Location

The shop is situated along Duke Street, Douglas, opposite its junction with Kings Street. This store is surrounded by other retail units.

Proposals

As part of the stores forthcoming refit, we are seeking Planning Permission to replace the existing roof edge protection near the rear roof steps with new permanent kee clamp roof edge protection.

1.0 Use

1.1 Would the application help to create an appropriate mix of uses in the area? Not applicable in this instance.

1.2 Would different uses work together well, or would they cause unacceptable annoyance? Will work well together.

2.0 Amount

2.1 Is the density appropriate? Not applicable in this instance.

2.2 Could the neighbourhood’s services support the amount of development planned? No adverse effect to the neighbourhood’s services.

3.0 Layout

3.1 Do all spaces have a purpose? Not applicable to the application, reuse of existing spaces.

3.2 Will public spaces be practical, safe, overlooked and inclusive? Not applicable to the application

3.3 Will private space be adaptable, secure and inviting? Not applicable to the application

4.0 Scale

4.1 Will the building sit comfortably within their surroundings?

Not applicable to the application

4.2 Will they and parts like doors and windows, be of a comfortable scale for people? Yes.

5.0 Landscaping

5.1 Has the landscaping been properly considered from the start? Not applicable in this instance.

5.2 Will it help to make the place look good and work well and will it meet any specific aims for the site? Not applicable to the application.

6.0 Appearance

6.1 How will the development visually relate to its surroundings? The materials proposed are to match the existing.

6.2 Will it look attractive? It will improve the look of the store frontage in the area.

7.0 Access

Access into the store will be as existing.

Conclusion

The proposed roof edge protection will create an improvement to the safety guards for maintenance engineers using the roof.