DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 19/00765/B Applicant: Department Of Infrastructure Proposal: Erection of a 20 cycle bike shelter Site Address: Ballakermeen High School St Catherines Drive Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 4BE Planning and Enforcement Assistant: Miss Vanessa Wilson Photo Taken: 11.09.2019 Site Visit: 11.09.2019 Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 13.09.2019 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 9th July 2019:

• o 20 Space Bike Enclosure information sheet
• o Drawing No 1, Rev 1
• o Drawing No. 101
• o Drawing No HAM-COMP
• o Drawing No GA01 _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

THE APPLICATION SITE

1.1 The application site is the curtilage of Ballakermeen High School, off St Catherine's Drive, Douglas. The school is established and has been subject to a substantial number of Planning Applications since its original construction. - 1.2 The main vehicular access to the school is provided from Westminster Drive with the majority of parking being provided on the roadway that intersects the playing fields and the main school building. THE PROPOSAL

2.1 The current planning application seeks approval to erect a 20 bike shelter, with additional helmet storage, which is to be 5.4m by 4.12m with a height of 2.36m. The bike shelter will have its own concrete base. The shelter is mainly of steel and PETg Sheeting. - 2.2 The bike shelter is to be situated to the northern end of Ballakermeen High School closest to the entrance from Westminster Drive. PLANNING HISTORY

3.1 The previous planning applications are not considered to be specifically material in the assessment of the current application. PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as an Area of Buildings for Civic, Cultural and Other Special Use (Secondary school) on the Douglas Local Plan Order (Map 2) 1998.

4.2 Of specific relevance to the assessment of this application is General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 General Policy 2 states "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:

• 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; g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality;

REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 Highway Services have No Highways Interest in this application (20.08.19).

5.2 Douglas Corporation have considered the proposal and have no objection (14.08.19). ASSESSMENT 6.1 The key issue to consider in the assessment of this planning application is the potential impacts upon the visual amenities of Ballakermeen High School and any possible impacts to the neighbouring properties.

6.2 The bike shelter itself is situated to the rear of Ballakermeen high school close to a car parking area and an outside sitting area, which is fenced off.

6.3 The structure itself, is of metal with a plastic outer and will not look out of place within a school setting due to the way a school is structured. - 6.4 The bike shelter will bring a sense of security for active travellers which will help ensure that bike owners use the bike shelter to leave their bikes. The bike shelter will also work towards the Isle of Man Active Travel Strategy, May 2018. - 6.5 Due to the location of the bike shelter the shelter will have a minimal impact on any neighbouring properties.

CONCLUSION

7.1 For the above reasons the proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and therefore acceptable. INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. 8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 16.09.2019 Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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