6 October 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Marathon Court Nursing Home, Victoria Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4rq
The site is the curtilage of Marathon Court Nursing Home, a large detached building on Victoria Road in Douglas, within a predominantly residential area. The proposal involves demolishing the existing lean-to conservatory on the rear south elevation, which features UPVC framework and a polycarbonate roof, and replacing…
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The officer identified the fundamental issues as (i) the impact on the street scene and individual property and (ii) the impact on neighbouring properties' amenities.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect townscape character, residential amenity, or road safety. The officer found the proposal complies as it is a visual improvement, matches existing dimensions, and has no significant adverse impacts on amenities or character in the predominantly residential area.
Community Policy 6
CP6 permits extensions to existing community health care facilities if no over-concentration, unacceptable effect on residential character/amenity, highway impact, and easily accessible. As an extension to a nursing home replacing an existing structure with no raised concerns from consultees, it was deemed compliant.
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.
no objection (21.09.2017)
no Highways Involvement in the proposal (18.09.2017)
Douglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposal. DOI Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposals.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 18-9-17
