31 December 2009 · Delegated
Isle Of Man Education, Murrays Road Junior School, Palatine Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3br
This application sought permission to install replacement metal railings at Murrays Road School on Palatine Road, Douglas. The school is situated within an established residential area. The application was decided on a delegated basis and was permitted on 31 December 2009. The officer recommended approval, and no conflicting evidence has been identified in the available documents. The evidence pack is partial, so full planning reasoning is limited, but the proposal involved like-for-like replacement boundary treatment at a school site.
The application was permitted on a delegated basis. The officer recommended approval, and the decision was issued on 31 December 2009. The school sits within an established residential area, and the replacement railings were considered acceptable in that context.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan
Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area 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
