21 February 2012 · Planning Committee
Clarendon Hotel, 50, North Quay, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4la
The site at North Quay in Douglas' Conservation Area includes the four-storey Registered Building Douglas Hotel (RB 186) and adjacent three-storey Farmers and Clarendon buildings in poor structural condition.
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The proposals were finely balanced but acceptable as they secure the re-use and restoration of the dilapidated Registered Building (Douglas Hotel) which has lain empty, with minimal external changes a…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect local character/amenity. Officer assessed extension height/massing/design as compatible with surroundings, not dominant in streetscene, neutral on CA, enhanced rear; amendments lessened impact on RB setting vs initial scheme.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits alterations detrimental to RB character. Internal works (lift, partitions, stairs) minimal impact on remaining fabric (floors/staircase/masonry); superstructure strengthening feasible; external neutral.
Environment Policy 33
Change of use only if appropriate/non-detrimental. Offices/public house suitable for RB securing future use/maintenance.
Environment Policy 35
Requires CA preservation/enhancement. Replacement neutral (mirrors demolished), RB restored; ideal would retain more fabric but modern office plates drove design; man-in-street sees restored RB + pristine similar new builds.
Environmental Policy 39
Presumption retain positive CA buildings. Overcome by structural report, costs, efforts, replacement merits.
Environment Policy 41
Archaeological evaluation for historic site. Conditioned programme of investigation.
Business Policy 7
Offices in town centres or RB securing reuse. Here town centre RB.
Business Policy 8
Offices respect scale, parking standards. Scale ok; parking relaxed for RB/CA/town centre/bus proximity.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of two years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the amendment to approved alterations and part demolition of the Douglas Hotel and demolition and redevelopment of the remainder of the site to create offices, Public House and basement storage (In association with 11/01384/CON), The Douglas Hotel, Former IOM Farmers Retail Unit and The Clarendon Hotel, North Quay, Douglas as shown by SC1183/P/10-00, SC1183/P/00-01, SC1183/P/00-03 received 4th October 2011 and SC1183/P/10-00 - 01-01 Rev B, SC1183/P/12-01 Rev D, SC1183/P/11-01 Rev C, SC1183/P/00-02 Rev A, SC1183/P/10-01 Rev C, SC1183/P/10-02 Rev C received 20th January 2012.
Materials approval
No development shall commence until samples of the facing and roofing materials have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority and thereafter the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved samples.
Window opening details
No development shall commence until details of the method of opening of the windows for the extension have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority and thereafter the windows to be installed must be in accordance with the approved details.
Douglas Hotel window replacement
In the event that any of the windows on the Douglas Hotel are to be replaced, details of the existing and proposed windows at a scale of 1:20 shall be submitted to and approved in writing prior to the works being carried out. Work shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Archaeological investigation
No development shall take place within the application site, until the implementation of a programme of archaeological work has been secured and initiated in accordance with a written scheme of investigation which has been submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority.
Travel plan
Prior to first occupation of any part of the building for office purposes a travel plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority. The plan shall set out practical measures aimed at ensuring that users of the building travel to and from it in ways that minimise car journeys. Once the travel plan is approved by the Planning Authority and the approved office use of the building commences, the measures set out therein shall be implemented in full.
Construction contract prior to demolition
Demolition may not commence until a contract for the construction has been entered into and details of such a contract have been forwarded to the Planning Authority.
no objection to the proposals
No Objection in Principle subject to drainage layout details, no groundwater to foul sewer, CCTV survey
concerns addressed by amendments to loading bay, shutter door, recessed inward-opening fire escape
content with amended scheme; proposals finely balanced but acceptable
