15 December 2017 · Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Sousa House (Formally Barclays House), Victoria Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2le
Barclays Bank sought permission to install a lightning rod, 2.6m high, attached to existing metal railings on the roof of their office building at Barclays House, Victoria Street, Douglas, along with two metal tapes running down the rear elevation to ground level.
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The officer identified the primary issue as the impact on the Douglas (Athol Street/Victoria Street) Conservation Area, where developments must preserve or enhance character per Environment Policy 35.…
Environment Policy 35
Requires that within Conservation Areas, development must preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Area and protect special features. The officer tested the modest rear elevation works against this, noting the host building's existing neutral/negative contribution, their unnoticeable nature due to scale and location, and lack of harm to views, concluding compliance.
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.
do not oppose the proposal
raised no objection
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application among others listed. DOI Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed applications.; It should be noted that the 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.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 09/11/2017
