8 March 2019 · Committee
22, North Quay, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4le
This application sought permission to partially demolish the rear of an existing building at 22-23 North Quay, Douglas, Isle of Man, convert what remained, and add a new-build element to the rear of the site. The scheme was designed to create a cafe, bar, or restaurant at ground and basement levels, with six apartments on the floors above. The Planning Committee approved the application on 8 March 2019, with seven conditions attached. The application was submitted by Mr Dennis Rodgers and handled by case officer Steve Butler. The decision notice confirms the approval was made under the authority delegated to the Planning Committee.
The Planning Committee approved this application. The decision permitted the partial demolition, conversion, and new-build works to create a mixed-use development with a cafe, bar, or restaurant at ground and basement levels and six apartments above.
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
No customers shall remain within the café/bar/restaurant hereby approved shall outside the hours of 08:00 and 23:00 (Monday to Saturday) and 09:00 - 15:00 (Sundays).
Condition 3
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until bicycle and bin stores have been provided in accordance with details which have first been approved in writing by the Department and the stores shall be retained as such thereafter.
Condition 4
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied until the Flood Mitigation Measures as set out in paragraphs 6.3.1 - 6.3.4 of the Design Statement (date stamped as having been received 21.12.18) are in-place and they shall be retained as such thereafter.
Condition 5
Prior to any works taking place, including internal works to any of the existing buildings on site, bat surveys shall be undertaken by an agreed expert to establish the presence or absence of bats in the internal roof space. Details of the proposed survey, expert, appropriate mitigation measures and contingency plans should be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Department and shall only be undertaken in accordance with the approved scheme. The scheme shall contain amongst other things: - o the results of a bat survey which has been undertaken by licensed bat workers; - o suitable protection and/or mitigation measures for any bats identified by the survey; - o measures to ensure that a licensed bat worker is onsite during any works relating to the removal or alteration of roof, chimneys and walls in order to check for bats which may not have been picked up during the survey; and - o measures to be undertaken in the event that a bat is found by the bat-worker on site. Should bats be found, the appropriate mitigation measures and contingency plans shall be implemented in accordance with the approved details.
Condition 6
Before the commencement of works, details shall be submitted to and approved by the Department showing the areas of masonry to be demolished and setting out the method of ensuring the safety and stability of the building fabric identified to be retained throughout the phases of demolition and reconstruction. Such details to include structural engineering drawings and/or a method statement. The work shall be carried out fully in accordance with the method statement approved.
Condition 7
No development shall commence until a scope for a 'building recording survey' to Level 2 has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The subsequent survey work shall be undertaken in accordance with the agreed scope and fully implemented and a copy made available to the Department prior to development commencing. For the avoidance of doubt the recording shall be undertaken in accordance with Historic England's Understanding Historic Buildings: A guide to good recording practice (2016).
