8 December 2023 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Isle Of Man Breweries, Queens Hotel, Queens Promenade, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4nl
The proposal seeks to extend the commencement deadline of a previously approved scheme (PA 19/00809/CON) by one year, from September 2023 to September 2024, for internal and external works to convert upper floors of the Queens Hotel (a pre-1826 registered building currently used as a public house) into ten hotel bedroo…
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The application seeks only to vary condition 1 of the previously approved PA 19/00809/CON to extend the commencement period by one year, with no changes to the scheme itself.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance registered buildings, conservation areas, and avoid environmental pollution. The officer confirmed the previously approved scheme meets this as no changes are proposed and prior assessments found it compliant.
Spatial Policy 5
Supports sustainable development; applied alongside other policies with no issues identified in the variation.
Strategic Policy 1
Promotes sustainable spatial development; the scheme aligns with mixed-use zoning.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in scale, design, amenity, access, and road safety. Previously assessed as compliant, with no new conflicts.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions/alterations detrimental to a registered building's character. Condition 2 enforces matching materials; original scheme preserved character.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in conservation areas to preserve/enhance character. Site in Douglas Promenades Conservation Area; scheme deemed to accord.
Transport Policy 4
Addresses highway safety; previously acceptable, no new responses raising issues.
Transport Policy 7
Concerns parking/servicing; parking objection overruled based on prior approval.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the 19th September 2024. Reason: To accord with the extended period of time in which to implement the development as sought by this application.
Materials matching
All work of making good shall be finished to match exactly the existing building fabric in respect of type, size, colour, bond, pointing, coursing, jointing, profile and texture. All new or refurbished internal and external joinery work shall match exactly the materials, finish, dimensions and profiles of the existing joinery work. Reason: To ensure the satisfactory preservation of this registered building and in the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area in accordance with Environment Policy 32 and Environment Policy 34 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and Policies RB/3 and RB/5 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01.
No objections
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application. A neighbouring resident objects due to concerns over lack of parking for hotel guests leading to unauthorised use of adjacent car park.
Key concern: Lack of parking for hotel guests leading to unauthorised use of adjacent residents' car park
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
41 Piccadilly Court resident
ObjectionBiggest concern is Parking and the people staying in the proposed 10 room hotel won't have anywhere to Park and as a result they will use the Piccadilly Court Car Park without authorisation which will cause stress to the residents (me) and confrontations between Hotel Guests and Piccadilly Court home owners.; Can this be taken into consideration please properly and the planning application altered so the guest house provide Car Parking somewhere and confirm how this is going to be managed.
Conditions requested: the guest house provide Car Parking somewhere and confirm how this is going to be managed
