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The statement comprises of the case officer's report which was considered by the Director of Planning and Building Control when determining the application. The recommendations in the report were accepted in all respects.
Yours sincerely
A. Kren
Anthony Holmes, BA(Hons) DipTP(UC) MRTPI
Planning Officer
enc.
Appeal no: AP08/0213 Planning application no: 08/01601/B Subject: Additional use of hall for day care. Andreas Church Hall, Andreas Village. Appeal by: Third party against the Planning Authority's decision to grant planning approval. Statement prepared by: Mr A Holmes BA(Hons) DipTP(UC) MRTPI, Planning Officer
Part 1
| Consulttee: | Highways Division |
| Notes: | Do not oppose |
| Consulttee: | Andreas Parish Commissioners |
| Notes: | No Objections |
| Application No.: | 08/01601/B |
| Applicant: | Ayre Playgroup |
| Proposal: | Additional use of hall for day care |
| Site Address: | Andreas Church Hall Andreas Village Isle Of Man IM7 4EZ |
| Case Officer: | Mr A Holmes |
| Photo Taken: | |
| Site Visit: | |
| Expected Decision Level: | Delegation |
| Andreas Rectory | Andreas Village | Isle Of Man | IM7 4EZ | Objects to the proposal |
THE APPLICATION SITE AND PLANNING APPLICATION The application site comprises the curtilage of Andreas Church Hall in Andreas Village. The planning application seeks approval for the use of the hall for day car purposes. PLANNING HISTORY
The application site has not been the subject of any previous planning applications that are specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application.
REPRESENTATIONS Andreas Parish Commissioners have no objections to the planning application. The Department of Transport Highways Division do not oppose the planning application.
The owner and/or occupant of Andreas Rectory, which neighbours the application site, object to the planning application. The grounds for their objection can be summarised as concern that an increase level of use will result in increased parking and potential obstruction of their access. They suggest that the church hall's car park is unlikely to be used and parking will therefore occur on the double yellow lines outside the hall.
In terms of land use planning, the application site is located within a wider area of land that is designated as being of predominantly residential use under the 1982 Development Plan Order.
In terms of strategic plan policy, although the Isle of Man Strategic Plan contains policies identifying general planning considerations that are applicable to the assessment of a planning application it is considered that there are no specific policies within the plan that are material to the assessment of this current planning application.
ASSESSMENT
The planning application seeks approval for the use of the hall for day care purposes. The application, which includes an explanation of the proposed use, states:
The application includes a basic transport survey and the applicant highlights that the hall is already used for Sunday School and other Church activities.
In terms of the appropriateness of the application site for the proposed use it is felt that a children's day care facility is a use that can be commonly found operating within church halls. As such the proposed use is considered to be compatible with the church hall. In terms of impact on the amenity it is considered that the indicated level of use is unlikely to cause detrimental harm to the surrounding area and the level of traffic generated by the proposed use is likely to be low. The application site has on-site car parking provision, which should be able to accommodate parking generated by the proposed use.
Parking on the area indicated as problematic by the owner and/or occupant of Andreas Rectory is prohibited by double yellow lines. Given that planning has to assume that such designations will be respected, the level of use and that the application site has on-site car parking provision it is concluded that these concerns are not sufficient to warrant refusal of the planning application.
It is recommended that the planning application be approved.
It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:
Andreas Parish Commissioners; The Department of Transport Highways Division; and The owner and/or occupant of Andreas Rectory.
Recommendation
Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 01.10.2008 Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal
C 1. The use must be taken up within four years of the date of this notice in order for this approval to remain valid after that time.
C 2. This approval relates to the use of the application site defined by the red line on drawing no. 08/2029/02 date stamped the 14th August 2008.
N 1. The applicant is asked to encourage persons visiting the playgroup by car to use the car park contained within the application site.
I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control)
Decision Made : Permitted Date : 08/01601/B
Signed : M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control
1 October 2008 08/01601/B Page 2 of 2
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