finlo Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, hissingsid said: This has been discussed before and I am sure the applicant stated there would be a passageway to allow people to pass through without stepping out as someone mentioned inclement weather. I do hope they include a toilet in the plan because when the Italian job was operating you had to use the public ones at the top of the arcade. We used to love going to that restaurant always a good meal and the children used to play in the Villa Gardens. I don’t now why it closed it was always busy when we went. Would this do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 No 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 11 hours ago, Kopek said: I don't remember the Colonnade being rebuilt? McArds contractors carried out the refurbishment early 2000s. Here's a photo of the Colonnade as it was, and one before the Colonnade was built: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 7 hours ago, Dave Hedgehog said: Yeah let's not have nice things because people can't be arsed stepping two metres to the side when passing it by. It's not just stepping aside though is it. Try reading the planning application again and come back with a sensible response 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 6 hours ago, hissingsid said: This has been discussed before and I am sure the applicant stated there would be a passageway to allow people to pass through without stepping out as someone mentioned inclement weather. I do hope they include a toilet in the plan because when the Italian job was operating you had to use the public ones at the top of the arcade. We used to love going to that restaurant always a good meal and the children used to play in the Villa Gardens. I don’t now why it closed it was always busy when we went. Here's the latest revised floor plans (may download) as submitted 8 February. There will be push/pull doors at either end, but of course those will be difficult to operate if people are disabled or weighed down with shopping/children/dogs/pushchairs. There's also portable heaters shown in the middle of the passageway, which might be difficult to manoeuvre around. But there are toilets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, Passing Time said: It's not just stepping aside though is it. Try reading the planning application again and come back with a sensible response The existing cafe has been used as a precedent. It's not easy navigating through that at times, but putting doors either end is sending out a clear message, It's a Colonnade walkway - hands off our walkway! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: There's also portable heaters shown in the middle of the passageway, which might be difficult to manoeuvre around. They will be patio heaters type of thing - a few years ago there was much in the press about them, with comments such as "environmental obscenities". Gas powered central heating is off the menu for domestic use, but gas powered restaurant heating is ok. So if people register their house/flat as a restaurant they can keep the gas boiler... maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTail Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 The French are banning patio heaters soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Roger Mexico said: Here's the latest revised floor plans (may download) as submitted 8 February. There will be push/pull doors at either end, but of course those will be difficult to operate if people are disabled or weighed down with shopping/children/dogs/pushchairs. There's also portable heaters shown in the middle of the passageway, which might be difficult to manoeuvre around. But there are toilets. They are also applying for an alcohol licence for that area which means under 18's cannot just walk through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Why not ? As long as they are not purchasing alcohol, restaurants are full of kids and pubs serving food are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, hissingsid said: Why not ? As long as they are not purchasing alcohol, restaurants are full of kids and pubs serving food are. Because they'll have those no neck bouncers making sure they can't get through 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) This had better not get passed but knowing our lot it probably will. Of course it will be lining govt coffers which is why its likely to go through regardless of asthetics and restricted access for non users . Edited February 17, 2022 by Numbnuts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 This had better get passed. But knowing a lot of idiots on MF it might not. Some people would clearly rather live in a living museum, shithole of a place, which is crying out for investment. Moan about the state of Douglas. Then also moan about investment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 49 minutes ago, snowman said: This had better get passed. But knowing a lot of idiots on MF it might not. Some people would clearly rather live in a living museum, shithole of a place, which is crying out for investment. Moan about the state of Douglas. Then also moan about investment The only idiot is you from what I can see. If Jaks or whoever it is wants to have a restaurant/bar then good on them but why should the rest of us lose a covered walkway? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bastard Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Passing Time said: The only idiot is you from what I can see. If Jaks or whoever it is wants to have a restaurant/bar then good on them but why should the rest of us lose a covered walkway? The walkway is still there. Nobody's losing anything. It's only about 10 yards of piss-and-vomit-stained collonade that'll be used, and of all the million things to complain about in this post-pandemic, brink of war world, is this the best you've got ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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