3 October 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
25, Market Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2pa
The proposal involved converting an existing two-storey garage and store building into a 2-bedroom dwelling, adding a second storey with a flat roof and zinc finish, extending 6.2m into the rear yard, and including balconies and terraces.
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The officer concluded that the proposal's design, bulk, height, and flat roof with zinc finish would fail to relate positively to the locality's character, reinforcing the negative service road appear…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or local amenities; provide satisfactory amenity standards. Officer found proposal failed (b),(c),(f),(g),(h) due to design/bulk/height harming street scene, overlooking to neighbours, and poor outdoor amenity for occupiers.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Focuses on visual design taking account of local character and materials. Officer assessed the flat roof, zinc finish, and industrial style as disrupting roofscape pattern of pitched roofs and reinforcing negative service road character, failing the policy.
Strategic Policy 1
Requires efficient site use accounting for amenity standards. Rear terrace overlooked by neighbours failed to provide adequate amenity for future occupiers.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards, considering town centre location. Single garage space accepted below standard for 2-bed dwelling due to proximity to public transport, services, and parking.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking, subject to the garage door conditioned to not overhang or swing at any point onto the public highway when opened
do not object to this proposed development on the condition that the bin and recycling boxes must not be left outside the property other than for collection only and must be stored within the garage at all other times
Highway Services HDC has no objection subject to a condition on the garage door not overhanging the highway. Douglas City Council initially requested bin storage details and later issued no objection conditional on bins being stored within the garage except for collection. Fire Service concerns were addressed by the agent without formal response.
Key concern: bin and recycling storage to prevent pavement clutter
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 the garage door conditioned to not overhang or swing at any point onto the public highway when opened.
Conditions requested: garage door conditioned to not overhang or swing at any point onto the public highway when opened
Douglas City Council
No Commentwe would kindly ask if the applicant could clearly show where the bin and recycling storage area will be.; This part of the town does have issues in relation to the storage of bins on pavements
Douglas City Council
Conditional No ObjectionThere appears to be adequate space available within the garage for a 240ltr waste bin and recycling boxes.; Douglas Borough Council does not object to this proposed development on the condition that the bin and recycling boxes must not be left outside the property other than for collection only and must be stored within the garage at all other times.
Conditions requested: bin and recycling boxes must not be left outside the property other than for collection only and must be stored within the garage at all other times
Douglas Borough Council
No CommentThere was another application published on the list PA 23/00898/B with regards to this application we will reserve our comments until such time the applicant has provided further details relating to the bin and recycling arrangements within the proposed development.
