20 January 2009 · Delegated
Laundry Rooms St Pauls Apartments, St Pauls Square, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1le
The application covered a block of eleven apartments within St Pauls Apartments on St Pauls Square, Ramsey. The apartments were understood to have been used as tourist accommodation, reflecting the original character of the building, and had no dedicated car parking spaces at the time of the application. The site falls within a mixed-use town centre designation under the Ramsey Local Plan Order 1998. The key policy test was General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, which permits development that accords with local plan zoning and meets criteria including respecting the character of the surroundings and providing satisfactory amenity standards. The change of use to residential was considered consistent with the mixed-use town centre designation and the relevant strategic policy criteria, and the application was approved with two conditions.
The proposal was found to be consistent with the mixed-use town centre zoning of the site and met the criteria of General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, including satisfactory amenity standards.
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
Isle of Man Strategic Plan 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
Condition 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.
Condition 2
This approval relates to apartments 243 - 253 (inclusive) defined within the red line on drawing no. 08/0446/1 date stamped the 7th October 2008.
