25 June 2018 · Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
Victory House, Prospect Hill, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1eq
Victory House is a five-storey office building on Prospect Hill in Douglas, featuring predominantly glass facades with concrete panels. The proposal involves removing almost floor-to-ceiling glass windows on the front elevation and installing glazed panel doors within the existing reveal for access to the third level.
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The officer identified key issues as visual impact per GP2(b) & (c) and highway safety per GP2(h). The proposal was judged a minor alteration to the front elevation, replacing glass panels with glazed…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in line with area plans if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design (b), does not adversely affect townscape character (c), provides satisfactory amenity and safe access (h). The officer tested the door installation against these, finding the minor glazed door addition appropriate without harm to character or access.
Environment Policy 36
Requires developments outside but close to conservation areas not to detrimentally affect views into/out of the area. Assessed against the opposite Athol Street/Victoria Street Conservation Area; the minor front elevation change was found not to cause harm.
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.
no objection
no Highways Interest in the proposal
Douglas Borough Council and Highway Services both have no objections to application 18/00431/B for creation of an entrance door at Victory House, Prospect Hill, Douglas.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed applications.
Highway Services
No ObjectionThe proposed entrance door should not create any new highway issues as the red line application boundary excludes the adjacent footway which forms part of the public highway.; Should there be any impact on the public highway then the applicant would need a Section 109 highway agreement to permit any required changes.; Highway Services does not oppose the application.; Recommendation: DNO
