Erection of a development comprising new town centre library, offices, multi-storey car park and public toilets with associated external works

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Town centre location in Douglas suitable for mixed civic and commercial uses
• ✓Provision of new public library as a community facility
• ✓Multi-storey car park addressing town centre parking needs
• ✓Associated public toilets and external works included
• ✓Approved subject to four planning conditions

The application proposed a substantial new town centre development in Douglas, Isle of Man, bringing together a public library, office space, a multi-storey car park, and public toilet facilities on a site at the junction of Lord Street, Fort Street, Cambrian Place, and Muckles Gate. The scheme was considered in the context of its town centre location and the range of uses proposed. Permission was granted by delegated decision in February 2013, subject to four conditions. Detailed planning reasoning is not available from the source data, but the approval indicates the proposal was judged acceptable in planning terms for this town centre site.

The application was permitted by delegated decision. The mix of civic, commercial, and parking uses on a town centre site was evidently considered acceptable, though the specific planning reasons supporting approval are not available from the source material.

Conditions (4)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   This approval will be limited to an Approval in Principle only (discharging siting and landscaping).

2. 2

   Condition 2

   The application for approval of the reserved matters shall be made to the Planning Authority before expiration of two years from the date of this permission.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   Approval of the details of design, external appearance, internal layout and means of access, (hereinafter called “the reserved matters”) shall be obtained from the Planning Authority before any development is commenced.

4. 4

   Condition 4

   This approval in principle relates to the erection of a development comprising new town centre library, offices, multi-storey car park and public toilets with associated works, site bounded by Lord Street, Fort Street, Cambrian Place and Muckles Gate, Douglas as shown by P100, P101, P103, P104, P105, P106, P107, P108, P109, P110, P111, Transport Assessment part 1, Transport Assessment part 2, Design and Access Statement, Flood Risk Assessment and Technical Report, all received by the Planning Department between 6th and 15th June 2012 and by Technical Note 1, Technical Note 2, Drawings P102B, NW/TT/IOM.1/12, NW/TT/IOM/07, NW/TT/IOM.1/10, NW/TTIOM.1/06A, NW/TTIOM.1/08, NWTTIOM.1/09, NW/TT/IOM/1.11, NW/TT/IOM.1/12 and an untitled, unnumbered revised drawing showing the extent of public highway (attached to an email of 11th October 2012 from Damson Design Ltd to Mr Almond), all received by the Planning Department on or about 12 October 2012.

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