21 March 2013 · Delegated - Development Control Manager
24, Church Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2ab
The site is a two and a half storey registered building (RB 020) on a corner plot at 24 Church Street, Douglas, within the Athol Street/Victoria Street Conservation Area, currently used as ground floor retail.
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The main issue was whether the proposed works would detrimentally affect the character of the existing Registered Building, as per ENV32 and RB/5 which presume against alterations unless justified.
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 the extension complies as it is appropriate in scale and design, replaces non-contributory planting area, and enhances the property and street scene.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations detrimentally affecting a Registered Building's special character. Assessed against the proposal's simplistic design and sympathetic materials which do not harm, and actually improve, the building's character.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing conservation area character. The single storey addition in a conservation area was found acceptable due to its scale and historical reinstatement nature.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the alterations and erection of shop window extension to gable wall (In association with 13/00168/CON) as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings HLK/13/100 1, HLK/13/100 2, HLK/13/100 3 and HLK/13/100 4 all received on 12th February 2013.
no objections
Douglas Corporation has no objection to application 13/00168/CON and several other listed applications under the Town & Country Planning Act.
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.; It should be noted that the above comments are made in relation to the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not imply approval or consent under any other relevant enactment, byelaw, order or regulation.
