30 March 2017 · Delegated
20, St Georges Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1ah
This application sought to vary a condition attached to planning permission PA 15/00232/B, which had allowed the use of a car park at 20 St Georges Street, Douglas, on a temporary basis. The variation requested an extension of that temporary period from two years to three years. The site is an almost-triangular, relatively flat parcel of land at the southeastern corner of St Georges and Hope Streets, laid out as a car park with access from St Georges Street to the west. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the variation on 30 March 2017 under delegated powers. Two conditions were attached to the approval.
The application was approved on 30 March 2017. It sought to vary a condition attached to an earlier permission so that the temporary car park could continue operating for three years rather than two. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture granted the variation on a delegated basis.
General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan
General Policy 2: Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: (a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief; (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them; (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; (d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses; (e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea; (f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks; (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality; (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space; (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways; (j) can be provided with all necessary services; (k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan; (l) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding; (m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption. 6.3 Development outside of areas zoned for development
Condition 1
The land the subject of this application shall be used solely for the parking of motor vehicles of those employees working on or within the land parcels edged in blue on the submitted plan SC1328-00-10, date-stamped as having been received 14th February 2017.
Condition 2
The use hereby approved shall be for a limited period of 1 year from the date of this approval, and on (or before) the expiry of this approval the use shall be discontinued and the land restored to its former condition in accordance with details to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department.
