5 August 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
1, Clifton Terrace, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3hu
The site is a three-and-a-half storey end-terrace property converted into apartments within a Conservation Area in Douglas, with an existing single-storey flat-roofed extension. The proposal creates a new one-bedroom dwelling by altering the ground floor (reducing an existing three-bedroom apartment to one-bedroom) and…
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The officer assessed three main issues: visual impacts within the Conservation Area and to the property, amenities of future occupants, and impact on on-street parking.
General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zoning to respect site/surroundings in scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape, amenities, highways, or parking. Officer assessed the proposal's reduced scale, matching design features, acceptable amenities, and central location as compliant, with no adverse impacts on these aspects.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character/appearance and protects special features. The extension's replication of existing architectural details and improvement over the flat-roofed extension was found to enhance the Area and property.
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.
Cornice and moulding details
All external cornice and moulding details shown on drawing 1304.10 are to be completed as shown and retained thereafter prior to the occupation of the new dwelling approved under this application. Reason: In the interests of visual amenities to the existing property and the Conservation Area.
Front door details
Prior to the commencement of any works a full detailed scale plan is required to be submitted and approved by the Planning and Building Control Directorate which shows the new front door of the hereby approved dwelling. This approved plan and scheme is required to be implemented prior to the occupation of the dwelling. The door is required to be of a design which replicates the existing and original door of 1 Clifton Terrace. Reason: In the interests of visual amenities to the existing property and the Conservation Area.
do not oppose - previous response not to oppose is unaffected as this is a reduction in size from the previous application
do not object to the application
Douglas Borough Council supports the planning application for refurbishment and extension of Celtic House but prefers a more active, animated façade at ground floor level.
Key concern: front elevation rather bland at ground floor level and will do little to animate the street scene
Douglas Borough Council
Supportthe Council should support the application but it would prefer to see a more active, animated façade at ground floor level; the front elevation is considered rather bland at ground floor level and will do little to animate the street scene
