18 December 2014 · Director of Planning and Building Control
Former Clarendon And Douglas Hotel, North Quay, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4la
The proposal involves subdividing the ground floor of the recently rebuilt Clarendon Hotel into three separate units for food and drink use (Class 3): two fronting North Quay (122sqm and 129sqm) and one rear coffee shop (80sqm), each with independent kitchens and bathrooms.
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The officer assessed whether the internal subdivision and external ramp would preserve or enhance the North Quay Conservation Area and avoid harming the setting of Registered Building 186.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas, and avoid unacceptable environmental pollution or disturbance. The officer found the proposal satisfies this as external works preserve the setting of RB 186 and internal changes do not cause significant highway disturbance.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations to a Registered Building that detrimentally affect its special character. Assessed against the ramp and wall in front of RB 186; found no detrimental effect as features match existing and ramp is screened.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. Officer concluded the proposal satisfactorily preserves or has neutral effect, with matching railings/walls welcomed.
Time limit
The works hereby granted registered building consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this consent. Reason: To comply with paragraph 2(2)(a) of schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented registered building consents.
Dwarf walls colour
The dwarf walls hereby approved shall be painted in a colour to match the existing dwarf walls found on the adjacent former Douglas Hotel (Registered Building no.186). Reason: In the interest of the character and appearance of the site and the Conservation Area in which it sits, and in order to ensure the satisfactory preservation of this Registered Building.
no objection to the accompanying planning application
offered no objection to the application at the pre-application stage
