19 January 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Champs Barbers, 6, Brunswick Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3lq
The site is a three-storey detached building used as a barber shop on the eastern side of Brunswick Road in Douglas, within the Selborne Drive Conservation Area and zoned Predominantly Residential.
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The officer assessed the impact of the replacement windows on the character and appearance of the building and Selborne Drive Conservation Area, noting the building stands alone and is distinctive.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with zoning and other policies if it respects the site and surroundings in siting, scale, form, design, and does not adversely affect townscape character or local amenities. The officer assessed the proposal against criteria (b), (c), and (g), finding it respects the surroundings by simplifying the bay window to better fit the street scene without harming character or amenities.
Environment Policy 35
ENV35 permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. The replacement was deemed to preserve character by decluttering the non-traditional window and aligning with nearby minimalistic glazing.
Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows
For Conservation Areas, visible replacement windows must match originals' opening method, glazing bars, and frame sections; less visible need similar glazing pattern. The officer noted uncertainty on originals due to later bay addition but accepted the simplification as it improves appearance and fits the street, despite not strictly matching an unknown original.
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
Douglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposal, and DOI Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposals.; 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.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 12-01-2016
