Conversion of Restaurant to cater for non residents

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Proposal to open the hotel restaurant to non-resident customers
• ✓Site located within a Tourism/Residential/Offices zone and a Conservation Area
• ✓Hours of operation considered as part of the assessment
• ✓Approved under delegated authority with two conditions attached
• ✓heritage
• ✓whether to allow external customers to use the existing restaurant area
• ✓proposed hours of operation

This application sought permission to convert the restaurant at the Ainsdale Hotel, 2 Empress Terrace, Douglas, so that it could serve customers who are not staying at the hotel. The building is an existing hotel on the north-western side of Empress Terrace, within an area zoned for tourism, residential, and office uses, and also within a Conservation Area. The main planning questions were whether allowing external customers to use the restaurant was acceptable in this location, and what hours of operation should apply. The case officer recommended approval, and the Director of Planning and Building Control granted permission on 2 February 2007. Permission was granted subject to two conditions.

The application was approved by the Director of Planning and Building Control under delegated authority. The key planning questions were whether the existing restaurant could be opened to non-resident customers and what hours of operation would be appropriate. Permission was granted subject to two conditions.

Policies Assessed (1)

Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This permission relates to the existing restaurant to be used by residents and non residents as shown in drawing number 02006/1 and location plan date stamped 22nd November 2006.

Planning History (1)

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