20 February 2018 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
The British Hotel, North Quay, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4lb
The proposal involves replacing the existing timber bay windows on the front elevation of the British Hotel, an arts and crafts era Tudor revival public house building with original detailing and a central timber balcony.
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The key considerations were the impacts upon the character and appearance of the property and the Conservation Area. The proposed windows would be constructed in the same timber materials as existing,…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or amenity. Officer assessed that proposed windows, matching existing timber material, opening and detailing, preserve character without harm to townscape.
Environment Policy 35
Within Conservation Areas, permits only development preserving or enhancing character/appearance, protecting special features. Proposal preserves building and area character as windows are very similar to existing.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Approved drawings
The windows, hereby approved, relate to Drawings 1726-BH-200-A and 1726-BH-201 date-stamped as having been received 11 December 2017. Reason: In the avoidance of doubt and in accordance with General Policy 2 and Environmental Policy 35 of The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and Planning Circular 1/98.
no highways interest
do not object
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application, and DOI Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed applications.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 22-12-17
