11 September 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Communal/Landlords, 4-6, Prospect Terrace, Woodbourne Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 3al
The site is a four-storey building at 4 Prospect Terrace, Woodbourne Road, Douglas, currently with vacant ground and first floors previously used as a bank, and apartments on upper floors. The proposal involves converting the first floor offices (Class 4) to a self-contained 3-bedroom apartment, re-cladding the ground …
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 (GP2), confirming it respects the site and surroundings in scale, design, and amenity, without adversely affecting townscape character, local…
General Policy 2
Requires developments to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape character, resident amenity, or highway safety/parking. Officer confirmed proposal meets these as alterations are modest, improve appearance, provide adequate parking/allocation, and do not harm locality.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Assessed as having minimal positive impact via window replacement and render re-cladding, without affecting key features like front columns.
Housing Policy 4
Supports new housing in existing towns/villages. Proposal aligns as first-floor conversion in Douglas town centre, retaining ground floor commercial use.
Housing Policy 17
Sets tests for conversions to flats including space for parking, amenity, outlook. Considered relevant; proposal provides limited outside space for bins/parking and pleasant outlook similar to existing apartments.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards (2 spaces for 3-bed apartment), relaxable in Conservation Areas/sustainable locations. Relaxed to 1 allocated space following Highway Services input, due to site sustainability and no unacceptable on-street parking.
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.
Parking allocation
One of the three parking spaces shown on the location plan reference 17/2598/01 shall be reserved solely for the occupiers of the ground floor apartment unless otherwise approved in writing by the Department. Reason: In the interest of highway safety.
Initially requested deferral for parking information but subsequently accepted 1 space allocated to the apartment as acceptable in sustainable location, subject to condition reserving space for ground floor apartment.
No objection.
Douglas Borough Council raised no objection to the proposal. DOI Highways Division initially deferred the application due to insufficient parking information but ultimately issued a conditional no objection after receiving additional details on parking allocation.
Key concern: insufficient information on parking allocation for new 3-bedroom apartment
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposals.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionThe apartment requires 2 off road car parking spaces to be provided however no additional parking is parking is being provided; 1 space is considered acceptable; Please attach the following condition to any future consent: The parking space shall be reserved solely for the occupiers of the ground floor apartment as shown on the approved plans unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Department.; Reason: In the interest of highway safety.
Conditions requested: The parking space shall be reserved solely for the occupiers of the ground floor apartment as shown on the approved plans unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Department.
