2 March 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
26, Victoria Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2le
The proposal involves changing the ground floor of a four-storey mid-terrace Victorian building from office/retail to a cafe, including a new modern shop front with black aluminium folding doors.
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The officer determined that the proposed new shop front, though modern, is of sufficiently high quality and represents an enhancement over the existing modern shop front, which detracts from the quali…
Environment Policy 32
Requires that extensions or alterations to a Registered Building do not detrimentally affect its special architectural or historic interest. The officer assessed that the new shop front enhances the building over the existing detrimental modern front, preserving upper floor Victorian features.
Environment Policy 33
Permits change of use of Registered Buildings if appropriate and alterations not detrimental to character. Cafe use deemed complementary in shopping area, internal changes not harmful, and supports reuse of vacant space.
Environment Policy 35
Within Conservation Areas, only development preserving or enhancing character permitted, protecting special features. Existing shop front not a special feature; proposed higher quality front enhances streetscene and area.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the conversion of office/retail unit to a cafe including the installation of new shop frontage, 26 Victoria Street, Douglas as shown by Location 1, Location 2, P22, PF1, P12 and 2012/5 received 17th January 2012.
Recommend approval, has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
does not object to this application
