4 December 2008 · Acting Senior Planning Officer
38, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2pp
The proposal sought to amend condition 4 of the previously approved planning permission PA 08/00924/B, which permitted demolition of existing buildings and erection of a new office building with cafe at the town centre site.
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The officer considered the request to vary condition 4 of PA 08/00924/B to allow Classes 2(a) and 2(b) financial and professional services alongside the existing Class 4 office use and cafe.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the demolition of all buildings on site and the erection of a new office building with cafe and landscaping, all as shown in drawings reference office-existing03, -4, office-ae05a, -ae07, -ae08, -ae10, -as01a, -as02, -ap01a, -ap22b, -ap28a, -ap29b, -ap30a, -ap31a, -32a, -ap33 all received on 6th May, 2008, approved as part of Planning Permission 08/00924/B granted on 30th September 2008.
Parking provision
No development may commence on site, including demolition of any structure, until such time as there is in place a legal agreement which illustrates how 43 parking spaces are to be provided within a convenient walking distance (400m) of the site. The building may not be occupied until such spaces are available for use by occupants of the permitted building.
Use restriction
The building illustrated as being an office may only be used in accordance with Classes 2 (a), 2 (b) and 4 of Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005 and the cafe element as shown in the approved plans may be used for the sale of hot and cold food for consumption on the premises and the sale of hot or cold food for consumption off the premises.
no objection in principle subject to detailed drainage arrangements, sewer diversion agreement, and compliance with Sewerage Act 1999
no objection
Douglas Drainage (acting for Department of Transport) has no objection in principle to the variation of condition subject to detailed drainage conditions including sewer diversion requirements; Douglas Corporation Building Control confirms no objection.
Key concern: coordination required with adjacent planning application affecting public sewer diversion
Douglas Drainage
Conditional No Objectionhas no objection in principle to the above application subject to the following; The drainage proposals must conform to the Department of Transports ‘Manx Sewers for Adoption’; There must be NO discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s)
Conditions requested: surface and foul water drainage from the new development must be separated and combine at the curtilage boundary; details must be provided to Borough of Douglas Drainage Department for approval prior to work commencing; applicant must submit fully detailed engineering drawings to Corporation Drainage Department for approval prior to commencement including Drainage Plan, Longitudinal Sections, Pipe Specification, Reinstatement & bedding Details, Manhole Construction Details; prior to construction applicant must CCTV survey existing public sewer to confirm private lateral connections and submit copy to Borough of Douglas; applicant must provide Risk Assessment & Method Statement for diversion works ensuring upstream properties and connections can discharge at all times; applicant must enter into Section 8 adoption agreement under Sewerage Act 1999 including submission of detailed drawings for approval, no alterations without consultation, periodic inspections, AS BUILT drawings and CCTV survey on completion; NO discharge of surface water directly or indirectly to any foul drainage system(s)
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals
