24/91222/MCHSplit

7 November 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)

Minor Changes to 23/01200/B including changes to the roof and external walls, omission of proposed gate opening through boundary wall onto St...

Coroners Office, 39, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2pw

Received25 Oct 2024

Validated28 Oct 2024

Decided7 Nov 2024

13 days

Received25 Oct 2024

Validated28 Oct 2024

Decided7 Nov 2024

13 days

Decision Summary

Compliance with Minor Changes Order Articles 21-24
Conflict with Condition 5 of parent approval 23/01200/B on materials
Significance of accumulative roof and wall changes
No increase in scale, footprint, or adverse impacts

The site is Removal House at 39 Finch Road, Douglas, previously approved under 23/01200/B for conversion from retail (class 1.1) to community facility (class 4.3). This minor changes application proposed replacing pitched roof with flat roofing panels, adding a new flat roof behind the office, replacing north elevation…

Refusal Reasons

✗Replace the existing pitched roof element with flat roofing panels.
✗Creation of a new flat roof element behind the office.
✗Replace the existing north elevation sheet wall with cladding panels.
✗Re-rendering the south boundary wall from lime mortar to lime render.
✗These proposed changes would result in non-compliance with Condition 5 of the parental approval PA 23/01200/B and are significant enough that they require to be assessed under a new application so cannot be approved as a Minor Change.

Documents (11)

Officer Report Decision Notice Application Form

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Decision & Reasoning

Split7 November 2024

The application was assessed strictly against the Minor Changes criteria in Articles 21-24 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019.

Policies Assessed (1)

TOWNANDCOUNTRYPLANNI

Minor Changes Applications (Articles 21, 22, 23, 24)

Requires minor changes to pass tests on not altering conditions of parent approval, not being significant enough for a new application, no increase in scale/nature/impacts, and remaining compliant with development plan. The blocking off change passed all tests; roof/wall changes failed Article 21(2)(c)(v) due to Condition 5 materials conflict and Article 23(1)(e) due to cumulative significance warranting full application.

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People

Peiran Shen

Case Officer

Living Hope Community Church Limited

Applicant

McGarrigle Architects Ltd

Agent

Key Information

Reference: 24/91222/MCH
Decision: Split
Date: 7 November 2024
Parish: Douglas
Property: 🏢 Office
Year: 2024
Type: Minor Change to Approved Plans
Category: Commercial
Scale: minor

Property Details

Property Type: commercial
Proposal Type: alteration
Context: urban

Sale History

£1,275,000

Aug 2024

Property Planning History (14)

25/90850/MCHApproved2025

Minor change to 24/91281/B (Alterations and extensions to roof, installation of cladding panels etc) amendments to internal floor levels and external terrace levels with associated entrance steps and ramps, amendment to rear site bank retention

25/10010/AIRApproved2025

Information in relation to conditon 7 of 23/01200/B providing full details of the hard landcaping works at Removal House

25/00567/CONApproved2025

Registered Buildings Consent for demolition aspects to 25/90568/B

25/90568/BRefused2025

Partial demolition of a building, erection of a single storey building extension, alterations to fenestration and render to remaining building including the provision of new drop-off layby with associated pavement and drainage works and use of the site for Class 4.3 (in association with 25/00567/CON)

24/10126/AIRApproved2024

Information in relation to conditon 6 of PA 23/01200/B detailing the existing fountain

24/91281/BApproved2024

Alterations and extensions to roof, installation of cladding panels to the north elevation; rendering to south elevation and new external staircase on the rear elevation; relocation of cycle storage (in association with 24/01285/CON)

24/01285/CONApproved2024

Registered Building Consent for demolition aspects to PA 24/91281/B

24/91222/MCHOther2024Viewing

Minor Changes to 23/01200/B including changes to the roof and external walls, omission of proposed gate opening through boundary wall onto St Barnabas Hill, and redesign of rear external area.

23/01200/BApproved2023

Conversion of building from retail (class 1.1) to a community facility (class 4.3)

14/00799/BApproved2014

Demolition of all existing buildings and boundary walls and construction of an office building with basement parking

Decision Summary

Compliance with Minor Changes Order Articles 21-24

Conflict with Condition 5 of parent approval 23/01200/B on materials

Significance of accumulative roof and wall changes

No increase in scale, footprint, or adverse impacts

Refusal Reasons

✗Replace the existing pitched roof element with flat roofing panels.
✗Creation of a new flat roof element behind the office.
✗Replace the existing north elevation sheet wall with cladding panels.
✗Re-rendering the south boundary wall from lime mortar to lime render.
✗These proposed changes would result in non-compliance with Condition 5 of the parental approval PA 23/01200/B and are significant enough that they require to be assessed under a new application so cannot be approved as a Minor Change.

Policies Assessed (1)

TOWNANDCOUNTRYPLANNI

Minor Changes Applications (Articles 21, 22, 23, 24)