20 April 2005 · Planning Committee
St Ninians Church Hall, St Ninians Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4be
The original application proposed demolishing the existing church hall and erecting 36 two-bedroom sheltered housing units in three three-storey blocks arranged in a courtyard layout, with associated car parking (36 spaces plus 24 for church use), new access road, and landscaping on land at St Ninian's Church, St Ninia…
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The documents do not contain the original officer's delegated report explaining the 2005 approval reasoning, only the decision notice listing standard conditions and subsequent condition discharge mem…
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Services underground
All services must be laid underground, and all soil-stacks must be constructed internally.
Landscaping scheme
No development may commence until there has been approved by the Planning Authority a scheme of landscaping which includes indications of all existing trees and hedges within the site and details of any to be retained together with measures for their protection during the course of construction, this scheme must include the retention of the small trees along the St Ninian's Road frontage (except insofar as they are affected by the formation of the new access).
Landscaping implementation
All planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of the dwellings, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species.
Materials approval
Prior to the commencement of any building operations, there must be submitted to and approved by the Planning Committee details/samples of the proposed slates, render, stonework, windows, cills, and paviors.
Sheltered housing occupancy
The proposed accommodation may be occupied only as sheltered housing; prior to such occupation, there must be submitted to and approved by the Planning Committee details of the occupancy constraints and the mechanisms for enforcing these.
No permitted development rights
Any Permitted Development Orders for the time being in operation will not apply to this site.
Parking completion
No unit may be occupied until such time as the parking areas and associated access routes and turning areas have been completed and are available for use.
No highway contamination
No water or contaminants from the site shall be permitted to flow or be tracked on to the highway.
no objection
no adverse traffic impacts, subject to conditions on parking/turning completion and no site runoff to highway
interested; requires contact for water supply connection under Water Supply Byelaws
standard comments on dropped kerbs, tactile paving, disabled parking, Part M building regs
prior written application required for demolition direction under Building Control Act 1991
Multiple statutory consultees including highways, utilities, fire, environmental health, disability access, and local authority responded to the sheltered housing application at St Ninian's Church, with most raising no objection subject to conditions on parking, access, water con…
Key concern: proposed future access road potentially impacting adjacent church property and right of way
IoMWA Water Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThe Authority wish to express their interest in the following planning applications, and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes, or an amendment to the existing supply under the terms of the Water Supply Byelaws
Department of Transport Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionNo adverse traffic impacts, subject to the imposition of the following conditions
Conditions requested: No unit shall be occupied until the car parking and turning area has been completed to the satisfaction of the Planning Authority after consultation with the Highway Authority.; No water or contaminants from the site shall be permitted to flow or be tracked by vehicle wheels onto the highway.
Disability Access Office
No CommentEstate layouts should ensure there are dropped kerbs at all road junctions and that appropriate tactile paving is provided.; The building should be built under the Part M building regulations and thus accessible for unassisted wheelchair users.
Environmental Health Officer, Department of Local Government and the Environment
Prior to the demolition of these premises an application will need to be made in writing to the Chief Executive
Conditions requested: Prior to the demolition of these premises an application will need to be made in writing to the Chief Executive of the Department of Local Government and the Environment for issue of a direction to demolish under the terms of the Building Control Act 1991
Douglas Borough Engineer and Surveyor's Department
No Objectionthe committee agreed not to raise an objection to the application.
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
SupportRecommend: Approve
St Andrew's United Reformed Church
ObjectionWe have received no communication in respect of this.
