20 September 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (J Chance)
Salalah House, 34, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4ly
The site is a traditional three half-storey Victorian terrace on Peel Road in Douglas, previously converted from a single townhouse into three apartments. The proposal seeks full planning approval to reconfigure the internal layout to create four apartments, including one single-bed unit.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2, which permits development in accordance with land-use zoning provided it respects the site and surroundings in terms of siting, scale, desig…
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design, amenity, highway safety, etc., without adverse impacts on character, wildlife, views, or traffic. Officer assessed the conversion as compliant given existing residential use in mixed-use area, no highway issues, adequate amenity/bin storage, and no other adverse effects noted.
Housing Policy 17
Permits conversions to flats in residential areas if adequate space for drying, refuse, amenity, parking; pleasant outlooks from principal rooms. Satisfied by sufficient rear yard bin storage (2.3m x 3.4m for four bins plus recycling), clear outlooks over Peel Road from lounge/kitchen-diners, and urban location mitigating parking need.
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.
Bin storage provision
Prior to the occupation of the new apartment hereby approved the bin storage provision as shown on drawing 2300/ PL1001REV A shall be completed and ready for use and retained thereafter. Reason: to ensure adequate bin storage provision.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking
Highway Services HDC has no objection to application 23/00756/B, finding no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality or parking. Douglas Borough Council notes the application but requests further information on bin and recycling arrangements before providing final comments.
Key concern: insufficient clarity on bin and recycling arrangements for increased number of units
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.
Douglas Borough Council
No CommentWe also note PA 23/00756/B, having now had the opportunity to look at the plans for this application we would kindly ask that the applicant provides further clarity on the bin and recycling arrangements proposed.; as the applicant has proposed to increase the number of residential units to four, we would now kindly ask the applicant to demonstrate that there is sufficient space available to accommodate the correct number of bins and recycling receptacles within the curtilage of the property. Once this additional information has been made available we will provide our comments on the application.
