1 March 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
Craimar, 2, Murrays Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3ht
The proposal involved changing the use of a three-storey Victorian terraced house from a single dwelling to a guest house, along with retrospective installation of new white UPVC windows with altered glazing bars and opening methods, and a new UPVC 'wood effect' front door with glass panels.
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The officer considered the planning history material, noting approvals in 1986 and 1987 for guest house to elderly persons home conversion, making it 'reasonable to assume that the property on the sit…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect character of landscape/townscape or amenity; incorporate topography and features. Officer assessed proposal as compliant, with alterations not significantly out-of-character and no adverse impact on visual amenity or streetscene.
Environment Policy 36
Permits development outside but close to Conservation Area boundary only if no detrimental effect on important views into/out of the area. Officer found physical alterations (windows/door) did not adversely affect views into/from neighbouring conservation area or registered building.
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 installation of replacement windows and front door, and conversion of the property (known as 2 Murrays Road, Douglas) from a dwelling into a guest house, shown in: the 1:1250 scale Location Plan, ground, first and second floor proposed floor plans, photograph of previous (before proposed works were carried-out) front elevation and front door, received on 9 January 2012.
no objection to the retrospective installation of the replacement windows and door. Subsequently, Douglas Borough Council has commented upon the amended proposal and has no objection.
Douglas Borough Council/Douglas Corporation stated no objection to application 12/00022/B; a public comment from Mr A Cairns raised no objection in principle but objected to the visual impact of the exterior changes in the conservation area.
Key concern: inappropriate exterior changes degrading conservation area streetscape
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Mr A Cairns
ObjectionWhilst there is no objection in principal to the conversion to a guest house.; The changes to the exterior of the building have dramatically altered the visual impact of the house in what is a conservation area.; Visually the house looks like a mish mash of inappropriate styles and degrade from the overall impact of the area.
