8 May 2019 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
1, Brunswick Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3ll
The site at 1 Brunswick Road is a three-storey 19th century corner building with ground floor retail and upper floor residential units, located in the Selbourne Drive Conservation Area amid Victorian villas and terraced dwellings.
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The officer concluded that the proposal fails Strategic Policy 4 and Environmental Policy 35, which require development in Conservation Areas to 'preserve or enhance' the area.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance Conservation Areas. The officer found the uPVC windows would harm the building's character in a prominent location, failing to preserve or enhance the Selbourne Drive Conservation Area.
General Policy 2
Permits development respecting site, scale, design and not adversely affecting townscape character or amenity. The proposal fails clauses (b), (c) and (g) due to the detrimental impact of uPVC casements on the historic building and street scene.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. The replacement windows were assessed as causing detriment, failing this strict test for the prominent front elevation.
No highways interest.
No objection.
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application. Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.; 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 CommentNo Highways Interest; NHI
