CON Consultation 2 DEFA RB Officer

From: Balmer, Chris To: DEFA, Planning Subject: FW: 24/00047/GB and 49/CON Date: 28 February 2024 15:26:06 Attachments: RE 2400047GB and 49CON.msg

Please add as a rep on the two apps Kind Regards Chris

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From: Sinden, Thomas <[email protected]> Sent: 28 February 2024 14:27 To: Balmer, Chris <[email protected]> Subject: RE: 24/00047/GB and 49/CON

A little more than a sentence sorry, but hopefully this assists:-

Harris Terrace, dating from 1837, is believed to have been named after Samuel Harris, one of the most important businessmen in Victorian Douglas. The site of the terrace was historically part of the Joyner’s Estate, which was one of three large estates into which the Ballakermeen Quarterland was divided in 1610 (the boundary wall between the Joyner’s and Finch Hill estates still forms part of the rear boundary of Harris Terrace). The terrace represents one of the few surviving terraces that pre-date the tourism-related expansion of Douglas that occurred from the 1860s onwards. With no decorative mouldings around the openings and no front elevation bay windows, the terrace demonstrates the style of early housing in Douglas. The repair of the lintels within this application is considered positive. Although the use of UPVC replacement windows is not generally acceptable in registered buildings, in this instance approval has been granted previously for UPVC replacements on several of the other properties within the registered terrace (including numbers 6 and 4). With this in mind, it may not be judged reasonable to insist on timber replacements on this particular property. The structural repairs that form part of this application will help ensure that this historic terrace survives in the long-term as an example of the style and form of dwellings constructed in 1830s Douglas.

Tom Sinden

Assistant Registered Buildings Officer Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture (DEFA) Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2SF

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