5 August 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
8, Somerset Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5ad
The proposal involves demolishing the roof and walls of an existing single-storey attached 'store' outbuilding at the rear of 8 Somerset Road, a mid-terraced dwelling in the Selbourne Drive Conservation Area, Douglas.
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The officer concluded that the demolition would not harm the Conservation Area because the existing single-storey outbuilding is largely concealed by the boundary wall and 'does not contribute to the …
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals for development to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of buildings within a Conservation Area. The officer assessed the demolition against this, finding it preserves the area as the outbuilding does not contribute positively and is concealed.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development within Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and appearance, protecting special features. Demolition deemed acceptable as it would not harm character given the mixed rear elevations and non-contributory building.
Environmental Policy 39
Presumption in favour of retaining buildings contributing to Conservation Area character; assesses architectural/historic interest and wider effects of demolition. The outbuilding found not to contribute, with no harm from removal in mixed rear context.
Environment Policy 4
Requires protection during bat hibernation period. Condition imposed to prevent works October 1 to March 31, with pre-work checks and stop-work if bats found.
General Policy 2
General policy referenced in approval reasoning alongside Design Guide; proposal accords due to no undue harm to character or amenity.
General Policy 34
General policy referenced; proposal found compliant with no specific tension noted.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Bat protection
Demolition of the roof of the outbuilding must not be undertaken outside of the bat hibernation period and so should not take place between the 1st of October and the 31st of March in any year. The applicant must make sure that checks for bats are made around the building prior to any work taking place. Should bats, or evidence of bats such as staining or bat droppings be found then any other work that has commenced must stop and advice be obtained from the Ecosystem Policy Team on 01624 651577 or the Manx Bat Group Helpline 07624 366177. Reason: To accord with Environment Policy 4 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan.
No objection but kindly request that the applicant contacts the Council's waste management team regarding the location of waste bins. Bins are not permitted to be stored on a public highway apart from when being put out for collection.
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to application 24/00618/CON but requests the applicant contact the waste management team to ensure waste bins can be stored within the property curtilage.
Douglas Borough Council
Conditional No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.; we would kindly request that the applicant contacts the Council’s waste management team.; The proposed extension should not prevent the waste bins from being stored within the curtilage of the property as no bins will be permitted to be stored on a public highway apart from when being put out for collection, after which they should be removed from the highway and stored with the curtilage of the property.
Conditions requested: The proposed extension should not prevent the waste bins from being stored within the curtilage of the property as no bins will be permitted to be stored on a public highway apart from when being put out for collection, after which they should be removed from the highway and stored with the curtilage of the property; applicant contacts the Council’s waste management team
