1 August 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Piccadilly Court, Queens Promenade, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4ns
The proposal involves replacing a 1.8m high timber fence located between two existing stone boundary walls with a new Manx stone wall of the same form, height, material, and style to match the adjacent walls.
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The officer judged that the proposal meets the statutory test in Section 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 because the new Manx stone-faced boundary wall matches the material, form, and sty…
Designation of conservation areas
Requires special attention to preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of conservation areas. The officer assessed that the stone wall matching adjacent walls preserves the area's character and appearance, passing the statutory test.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or resident amenity. The matching wall was found to respect the site with no adverse impacts.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires protection or enhancement of Conservation Areas and their settings. The proposal protects the Conservation Area without harm.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. The officer confirmed the wall preserves and enhances the area.
no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
no objections to the application
Highway Services HDC and Douglas Borough Council both have no objections to application 24/00705/B for replacing a wooden fence with a stone wall.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
