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The application site represents the curtilage of the British Hotel, North Quay, Douglas. The property is an end of terrace public house which faces South on the corner of North Quay and Market Hill.
The site is located within an area identified as being Predominantly Shopping Use by the Douglas Local Plan 1998. The site is also identified as being within the North Quay Conservation Area.
There have been no previous planning applications considered relevant in the assessment and determination of this application.
The application seeks approval for the formation of a licensed pavement area with outside seating for patrons of the public house. The proposed seating area is the required 2000mm away from the road and includes the approved banner type barriers of a minimum height of 1000mm between stainless steel posts following stainless steel sockets set flush into the pavement.
Douglas Corporation have no objection to the planning application. The Department of Transport Highways Division have no objection to the planning application. The owner/occupier of the ground floor shop and basement, 35 North Quay, Douglas have objected to the application on the following grounds:
a) the seating area would create an obstruction for pedestrian traffic b) there would be a higher congregation of people smoking and drinking outside c) increased density of smoke in the area.
The owner/occupier of Flat 1, 35 North Quay, Douglas have objected to the application on the following grounds:
a) that the proposed seating area will cause an increase in noise pollution from music (live or otherwise) from the door being propped open or from the patrons themselves, especially late into the evening b) an increase in rubbish around the area from glasses, bottles, cigarettes etc.
The North Quay is increasingly becoming an attractive, pedestrian friendly area with alfresco dining and drinking facilities for the establishments on the Quay. The proposed seating area is relatively small in size and is the required distance from the road. At the proposed site there is a large amount of pavement which would ensure the seating area would not have an adverse impact on pedestrian movement. The seating area is to the East side of entrance to the British Hotel and thus will have a lessened impact on the occupiers of the adjoining property. As the dwelling and public house are located in an area of Predominantly Shopping Use it is fair to assume that there will be a higher level of disturbance than in other areas from pedestrians and shoppers and frequenters of the pubs, bars and restaurants.
It is recommended that the application be permitted.
It is considered that the following parties, who submitted comments, accord with the requirements of Planning Circular 1/06 and are therefore, afforded interested party status:
Douglas Corporation Department of Transport Highways Division The owner/occupier of Flat 1, 35 North Quay, Douglas The owner/occupier of the ground floor shop and basement, 35 North Quay, Douglas
Recommended Decision: Permitted
Date of Recommendation: 26.06.2008
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal
C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
C 2. This permission relates to the creation of an outside seating area as shown in drawings and location plan numbers 4203-LP, 4203-01, 4303-SK1 and design details submitted and date stamped 17 April 2008.
N 1. No permission is granted or implied for the display of advertisement banners, separate consent must be obtained under the Control of Advertisements Regulations 2005.
I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)
Decision Made : Permitted Date : 2.17.108
Signed : [Handwritten signature] Mrs F Mullen Senior Planning Officer
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