3 October 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Osborne House, 5, Osborne Terrace, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 3lh
The proposal is for a small infill extension at the rear of Osborne House, a 4-storey mid-terraced dwelling in the Windsor Road Conservation Area, Douglas. The flat-roofed extension matches the height of an existing single-storey rear projection, is finished in painted sand cement render like the existing building, and…
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The officer assessed the principle of development as acceptable given the site's location within Douglas settlement boundary and residential zoning, with a presumption in favour of extensions absent a…
Spatial Policy 5
Requires development to respect design and visual impact. Officer assessed the extension's form, mass, and design as suitable additions that assimilate without harming Conservation Area character.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Requires respecting town character. Proposal complies by not detracting from streetscene or wider Conservation Area.
General Policy 2
Includes criteria on design (b,c), amenity (g). Extension meets these via minor scale, matching materials, and no amenity harm.
Environment Policy 35
Controls development to protect Conservation Area character. Extension's recessed position and materials ensure no material impact.
Environment Policy 42 - character and need to adhere to local distinctiveness
Requires design respecting locality. Minor infill accepted as it mirrors existing features without adverse effect.
Time limit
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.
Materials approval
Prior to the commencement of development, samples of the proposed window frames and door shall be submitted to the Department for approval. The development shall thereafter be carried out in strict accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of safeguarding the character of the Conservation Area.
No objection subject to bins and recycling receptacles being stored in the designated bin storage area shown on the plans provided, and not preventing bins from being removed from the rear lane after collection.
Development would have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking, subject to a condition that bin storage must be contained within the site boundary.
Highway Services HDC has no objection to application 23/00727/B subject to a condition that bin storage must be contained within the site boundary. Douglas City Council initially reserved comments requesting additional bin storage details but later confirmed no objection subject …
Key concern: lack of detail on proposed bin and recycling storage arrangements
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking, subject to a condition that bin storage must be contained within the site boundary.
Conditions requested: bin storage must be contained within the site boundary
Douglas City Council
No Commentthe Council’s waste services team have looked at the plans submitted and would kindly request that the applicant/architects provide some additional detail on the proposed bin and recycling storage arrangements.; Until such time that this additional information is provide the Council will reserve its comments on the proposed developments.
Douglas City Council
Conditional No Objectionthe Council has no objection to the proposed development subject to the bins and recycling receptacles being stored in the designated bin storage area shown on the plans provided. The development must not prevent the bins from being removed from the rear lane after the waste has been collected.
Conditions requested: bins and recycling receptacles being stored in the designated bin storage area shown on the plans provided; The development must not prevent the bins from being removed from the rear lane after the waste has been collected
