Conversion of existing gymnasium in basement, ground and first floors to three residential apartments

Planning Circular 2/99

The application site is within an area recognised as being an area of ‘residential/office use’, under the Ramsey Local Plan.

The Isle of Man Strategic Plan (20th June 2007)

In conclusion, it is recommended that the planning application be approved on the planning policy grounds that the proposed development would be unacceptable to the Isle of Man Strategic Plan (June 2007).

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

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on in the East ................................................................................. 13 Landscape Character and Appearance............................................................... 17 The Natural Environment ................................................................................. 34 The Urban Environment ................................................................................... 48 Transport and Utilities ..................................................................................... 57 Employment ................................................................................................... 71 Town Centres ................................................................................................. 81 Tourism ......................................................................................................... 90 Open Space and Recreation, Education, Health and other Community Facilities .... 95 Residential ................................................................................................... 101 Comprehensive Treatment Areas .................................................................... 127 Appendices Appendix 1 Additional background information on Employment Land 134 Appendix 2 Recommendations set out in the Retail Study 2009 138 Appendix 3 Extracts from the Draft Area Plan for the East 'Household Size and Population Projections Paper DP EP5 (June 2019) An 'Area' approach to Plan making What is an Area Plan? The Cabinet Office has a responsibility, afforded to it by Section 2 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, to prepare the Island Development Plan (IDP). The purpose of the IDP is to set out the general 'Policies' in respect of the development and other use of land on the Isle of Man , and also to identify the 'Proposals' which relate to specific places or issues , depending on the particular plan area. The two types of plan prepared and which make up the 'Island Development Plan' are: • a strategic plan, and • one or more area plans. The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 (the Strategic Plan ) was approved by Tynwald on 15th March 2016, coming into operation on 1st April 2016. In hierarchical terms, the strategic plan sits above the area plans in the sense that the proposal in an area plan shall be in general conformity with the strategic plan. The implementation of Policy set out in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan This Area Plan for the East elaborates on the broad policies set out in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan relating them to precise areas of land. The Plan's final form has been shaped by the Report of the Public Inquiry published on 6th December 2019 and the representations received on the proposed Modifications published on 14th February 2020. The Area Plan for the East is made up of a Written Statement (this document) and a series of Maps. The Written Statement contains 'Proposals' which are either site s pecific, relatable to a specific issue in the East or on occasion in the form of a policy statement for a specific area. A number of 'Recommendations' are also included. These are statements of intent where the Cabinet Office has no direct control over i mplementation. They are intended to act as encouragement to other Departments or bodies to work together with the support of Cabinet Office to take action on or to deliver on particular matters or policy statements. How many Area Plans will there be? It is the intention to produce a limited number of Area Plans. There is already an Area Plan for the South which covers Castletown, Port Erin, Port St Mary, Rushen, Arbory, and Malew. The Area Plan for the East will be followed by an Area Plan for the North and West. Current legislation allows an area plan to relate to the whole of the Island or to such part as may be specified therein. It is the aim to produce, in time, a single 'All-Island Area Plan' alongside one Strategic Plan. These Plans would be capable of being reviewed or updated in tandem. The geographical coverage of the area plans thought most likely at the time of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 1 was identified in the Island Spatial Strategy (Chapter 5) of th at document which was subsequently carried forward to the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. The extent of the Plan boundaries set out in the first iteration of the Strategic Plan, is set out below: Area Plan Coverage Area Plan Local Authority Area Douglas and the East Borough of Douglas, the district of Onchan and the Parishes of Braddan, Garff (Laxey and Lonan Wards only), Marown and Santon The South Parishes of Rushen, Arbory and Malew, Villages of Port Erin and Port St Mary and the town of Castletown Peel and the West Peel, and the Parishes of Patrick, German, and Michael Ramsey and the North Ramsey and the Parishes of Andreas, Ballaugh, Bride, Jurby, Lezayre, and the Maughold Ward of Garff The Area Plan for the East's geographical context 1.4.1. The Area Plan boundary is shown o