30 March 2016 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Jennifer Chance)
Former Clarendon And Douglas Hotel, North Quay, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4la
The site is the Former Douglas Hotel, a four-storey Registered Building (RB 186) from 1758 located in the North Quay Conservation Area. The proposal involved extending existing iron railings and a 100mm high plinth along the entire frontage, with railings at 860mm high, designed to exactly replicate the originals follo…
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The key assessment was whether the railing extension would preserve or enhance the Conservation Area and harm the Registered Building's character.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance Registered Buildings, Conservation Areas, and avoid environmental harm. The officer assessed the railings as respecting the building's character and preserving the Conservation Area, with no detrimental effects.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions or alterations detrimentally affecting a Registered Building's special interest. Amended railings matching existing were found not to harm the building's character.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Areas. The proposal was deemed to satisfactorily preserve the area's character.
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.
did not oppose the original proposal
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division issued a 'Do not oppose' (DNO) response to the planning application with no conditions requested.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO; Conditions (if any) DNO
