Staff Parking Alterations Statement
15 March 2018
Ref: 070-drm
Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture Planning Department Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas IM1 2SF
Dear Sirs,
Re: Alterations to staff parking area, Scoill Vallajeelt, Braddan.
On behalf of our client the DESC we enclose the following information in respect of our application for Planning Permission.
- Four copies of the Planning Permission application form.
- One copy of the planning checklist.
- One copy of the Land Ownership Certificate.
Four copies of each of the following drawings and documents:
- Location plan: p01
- Site Plan: p00
- Existing and proposed layouts: p02
- Transport study
- Tree report
Should you have any queries regarding this application please contact the undersigned.
Yours faithfully,
David R Millar RIAS RIBA For and on behalf of dmp limited
cc Richard Collister Director of Estates, DESC
denning millar projects limited Ballacrebbin Farmhouse Bernahara Road, Andreas, Isle of Man, IM7 3HJ
t: (07624) 414 231 e: [email protected]
Registered office: Ballacrebbin Farmhouse Bernahara Road, Andreas Isle of Man, IM7 3HJ
Directors: Trevor Denning AssocRICS MAPM, David Millar RIAS RIBA Registered in the Isle of Man, Registration number: 129574C
Planning application in respect of proposed modifications to staff parking area.
The proposed alterations to the staff parking area are in response to the need for additional staff parking, due to the forthcoming co-location of Scoill Vallajeelt and St Thomas' School.
The application seeks to increase the parking provision for staff by 4 spaces and to provide barrier control to the spaces to the north-west side of the school in order to remove congestion in this area at pick up and drop off periods.
A transport report was commissioned by the Department of Education, Sport and Culture in order to assess the effect of the co-location of the two schools, a copy of which is included in the application. Under this application we are seeking to maximise the staff parking available, as detailed under recommendation 5.1.3.
Whilst not the subject of the planning application we can confirm the following other conclusions and recommendations from the Transport report, and can for clarity confirm the Department's proposed actions as follows - 5.1.1. Staggering the start and finish time of the co-located schools - the Department has confirmed they are to implement a 15 minute start / finish time stagger, with St Thomas' starting at 8.45 am , finishing at 3.15 pm , and Scoill Vallajeelt starting at 9.00 am , finishing at 3.30 pm . 5.1.1. School Travel Plans to be developed in order to encourage more sustainable travel choices for parents and pupils. 5.1.2. Bus transfer service between the existing St Thomas' school site and Scoill Vallajeelt the Department is committed to providing a free bus service for existing pupils for the first year of operation. 5.1.3 School Travel Plans to be developed in order to encourage more sustainable travel choices for staff. 5.1.4 Existing traffic speeds on Meadow Crescent - the Department is in dialogue with Dol Highways regarding possible traffic calming measures to reduce speeds and improve highway and pedestrian safety.
