1 March 2022 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
5, Somerset Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5ad
The proposal involves demolition of non-character-defining elements at the rear of a semi-detached dwelling: a detached pitched roof garage, rear boundary wall, and single-storey mono-pitched rear extension.
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The key consideration was whether demolition of the garage, boundary wall and rear extension is acceptable in the Conservation Area.
General Policy 1
Requires determination to have regard to the Development Plan and all other material considerations. The officer applied this as the overarching framework for assessing the proposal against the Area Plan and Strategic Plan.
Strategic Policy 4
Proposals must protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Conservation Areas. The rear demolitions were deemed to have negligible impact, thus not adversely affecting the setting.
General Policy 2
Development must respect site and surroundings in scale, form, design, and not adversely affect character or amenity. The proposal complies as rear elements do not contribute to townscape character.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Focuses on visual design taking account of local character, materials, and landscaping. Noted alongside ENV42 and HP6, but no specific tension as demolition does not alter visible character.
Environment Policy 35
Within Conservation Areas, only development preserving or enhancing character permitted. The officer tested the demolition against this, finding rear features unimportant.
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.
no objection to this application (22.10.2021)
no highway interest in this application (20.10.2021)
DOI Highways and Douglas Borough Council both raised no objections to application 21/01178/CON, with Highways confirming no highways interest even after amendments.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 20.10.21
Highways Development Control
No ObjectionHighways Development Control notes the amendments uploaded on 21 February 2022 and continues to apply no highway interest to this proposal.
