DEC Officer Report

PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Application No.: 23/00300/B Applicant: Mr & Ms Richard & Kate Grosvenor & Caine Proposal: Replacement roof and re-rendering. Site Address: The Lena Quayle Temple Hutchinson Square Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4HP Planning Officer: Mr Peiran Shen Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 02.05.2023

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. This application is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 36 the Strategic Plan.

Plans/Drawings/Information; This approval relates to the documents, covering letter, location plan, proposed roof details and photos date stamped as having been received on 7th March 2023.

_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site is the Lena Quayle Temple, Hutchinson Square, Douglas.

2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 The proposed is replacing the roof with composite cladding (excluding the lower roof) and re-render the building with smooth render.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 Additional use of community hall as a dance studio was APPROVED under PA 21/00794/C.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY Site Specific - 4.1 The site is within an area designated as Predominantly Residential in the Area Plan for the East. - 4.2 The site is next to the Selborne Drive Conservation Area. Strategic Policy - 4.3 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application:

• o Strategic Policy 3 and 5
• o General Policy 2 (b) (c) (g) (m) (n)
• o Environment Policy 36
• o Community Policy 7 and 10

PPS and NPD

4.4 There is no planning policy statement or national policy directive considered materially relevant to this application.

5.0 OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS Strategy and Guidance - 5.1 There is no strategy or guidance considered materially relevant to this application.

6.0 REPRESENTATIONS - 6.1 Douglas Borough Council does not object to this application (24.03.2023). - 6.2 DoI Highway Services states there is no highway interest in this application (22.03.2023).

7.0 ASSESSMENT Elements of Assessment - 7.1 The key considerations in the determination of this application is its impact on the character and streetscene of the area. Character and Appearance - 7.2 The proposed cladding while seem more contemporary, will not be readily visible to the public. Therefore, it is considered to have a neutral impact on the character of the area. - 7.3 The rendering in the wider is rough cast, however the proposed smooth render is not considered to impact on the on the building or on the wider character of the area to such a degree to warrant refusal. - 7.4 While the building is close to a conservation area, it is not considered to impact important view into or out of the area.

8.0 CONCLUSION - 8.1 The proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 36 the Strategic Plan. Therefore, it is recommended for an approval.

9.0 INTEREST PERSON STATUS - 9.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf);
• (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (f) the local authority in whose district the land which the subject of the application is situated; and
• (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.

9.2 The decision-maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 03.05.2023 Determining officer

Signed : A MORGAN Abigail Morgan Principal Planner

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