Erection of four small office units with associated car parking, drainage, hard and soft landscaping works (resubmission of PA 11/00178/B)

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Resubmission of a previously considered scheme for four small office units
• ✓Vacant former holiday camp site identified as needing redevelopment
• ✓Land use zoning of the site assessed and found acceptable
• ✓Highway access and car parking arrangements considered
• ✓Visual amenity impact on the surrounding area assessed
• ✓Approval granted subject to 11 conditions
• ✓highways
• ✓parking
• ✓amenity
• ✓the land use zoning of the site
• ✓highway/parking issues
• ✓visual amenity

Permission was granted for the erection of four small office units with associated car parking, drainage, and hard and soft landscaping on the site of the former Isle of Man Holiday Camp, a corner plot off Switzerland Road and Victoria Road in Douglas. This was a resubmission of an earlier application (PA 11/00178/B). The site was described as a vacant plot that did not make a positive contribution to the visual amenities of the area, with the former Victoria Road Prison site located to the northwest. The officer considered the land use zoning, highway and parking arrangements, and visual amenity impact before recommending approval. The application was approved by delegated decision on 25 August 2015, subject to compliance with 11 conditions.

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application on 25 August 2015. The officer recommended approval and the key planning issues considered were the land use zoning of the site, highway and parking arrangements, and visual amenity. Permission was granted subject to 11 conditions.

Conditions (11)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the means of vehicular access has been constructed in accordance with the approved plans, and shall thereafter be retained for access purposes only.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or operated until the carparking and manoeuvring areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans, and those areas shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their respective purposes.

4. 4

   Condition 4

   No building works shall take place until the kerb line alteration, as shown in drawing number 5741/006, has been carried out.

5. 5

   Condition 5

   Prior to the installation of the cycle racks, details of the racks shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning and Building Directorate and thereafter, the racks shall be installed in accordance with the approved details. The racks must provide adequate cover.

6. 6

   Condition 6

   No development shall commence until a schedule of materials and finishes and samples of the materials to be used in the construction of the external surfaces, including roofs, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The development shall not be carried out unless in accordance with the approved details.

7. 7

   Condition 7

   No site works or clearance shall be commenced until protective fences which conform with British Standard 5837:2012 (or any British Standard revoking and re-enacting British Standard 5837:2012 with or without modification) have been erected around any existing trees indicated as being retained on drawing B103 REV F and other existing or proposed landscape areas. Unless and until the development has been completed these fences shall not be removed and the protected areas are to be kept clear of any building, plant equipment, material, debris and trenching, with the existing ground levels maintained, and there shall be no entry to those areas except for approved arboricultural or landscape works.

8. 8

   Condition 8

   The existing trees and hedges shall be retained in accordance with the approved details. Any retained tree or hedge which within five years of the approved development being occupied or completed (whichever is the later) dies, is removed or becomes seriously damaged or diseased shall be replaced by a similar species, of a size to be first approved in writing by the Department, during the next planting season or in accordance with a programme of replacement to be agreed in writing with the Department.

9. 9

   Condition 9

   No development shall take place until full details of soft and hard landscaping works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Directorate and these works shall be carried out as approved. Details of the landscaping works include, but not inclusive to, details of new tree planting within the car park area. All further planting, seeding or turfing comprised in the approved details of landscaping must be carried out in the first planting and seeding seasons following the completion of the development or the occupation of any of the offices, whichever is the sooner. Any trees or plants which within a period of five years from the completion of the development die, are removed, or become seriously damaged or diseased must be replaced in the next planting season with others of a similar size and species. Details of the hard landscaping works include footpaths and hard surfacing materials. The hard landscaping works shall be completed in full accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of any the offices hereby permitted.

10. 10

    Condition 10

    Each office unit shall provide for at least one communal shower unit and that shower unit must be retained in perpetuity.

11. 11

    Condition 11

    For the avoidance of doubt, the buildings shall be used only as Offices, which fall within Class 4 of Schedule 4 of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012.

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