17 January 2006
Salon 3, 25-27, Victoria Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2lg
The proposal sought full planning approval for changing an existing retail unit to an estate agents office at 25/27 Victoria Street in Douglas city centre. No building works were involved, just a change of use within the same building, with existing services for drainage and utilities to remain unchanged.
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no views on the application, having been considered and having no adverse traffic impacts
Disability Access Office raised accessibility requirements for wheelchair users and sight-impaired persons with no explicit objection; Highways Division confirmed no views due to no adverse traffic impacts.
Disability Access Office
No ObjectionEntrance should be accessible to an unassisted wheelchair user.; Where there is full-length glass doors fitted they should be marked in some way at mid height to assist people with sight impairment.; It is preferable to have automatic doors but where this is not the case then the doors should not be so heavy as to require a pulling force exceeding twenty Newton’s, measured at the leading edge, to open the door.; Inside layout should have sufficient floor space as to allow an unassisted wheelchair user to manoeuvre.
Conditions requested: Entrance should be accessible to an unassisted wheelchair user; Where there is full-length glass doors fitted they should be marked in some way at mid height to assist people with sight impairment; It is preferable to have automatic doors but where this is not the case then the doors should not be so heavy as to require a pulling force exceeding twenty Newton’s, measured at the leading edge, to open the door; Inside layout should have sufficient floor space as to allow an unassisted wheelchair user to manoeuvre
Highways Division
No ObjectionThe Highways Division of the Department of Transport has no views on the following application, the application having been considered and having no adverse traffic impacts.