15 September 2016 · Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Corlett & Bolton, 4, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2pt
The proposal involves removing a nondescript front side wall enclosing the yard of a two-storey painted render office building (Registered Building 93 since 1987) and part of the wall on the other side of the car park entrance, replacing them with cast iron railings to match the existing front boundary railings.
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The officer considered the main issues to be the impact on the Registered Building (RB 93) and wider street scene versus improved visibility for car park access.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires preservation of Registered Buildings. Officer concluded the works respect the character of RB 93, complying with the policy.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape character or amenity. Assessed as compliant due to nondescript wall and characteristic reduction in pillars.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions/alterations detrimentally affecting Registered Building character. Proposal does not detrimentally affect architectural character or setting.
Environment Policy 34
Prefers traditional materials for pre-1920 buildings. Condition ensures railings match existing traditional cast iron.
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.
Railings details approval
No works shall take place until full details of the proposed iron railings including 1:20 scale sample elevations and 1:1 scale profiles of the finials have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. The works shall be implemented in strict accordance with the agreed details and retained as such thereafter. Reason: As insufficient information has been submitted, to ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building and to comply with Environment Policy 32 of the Strategic Plan 2016.
Railings painting
The railings shown on the approved plans shall be painted black within one month of installation and shall be retained as such thereafter. Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building.
no objections
Douglas Borough Council, via Building Control Manager, has no objection to application 16/00600/CON among several listed applications.
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.
