16 April 2025 · Planning Committee
7, Parr Street Lane, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1bn
The site is an end-of-terrace building in a rear lane between Parr Street and Orry Street in central Douglas, currently used as a store and garage with brick and rendered finishes. The proposal replaces it on the same footprint with a modern residential building featuring reclaimed brick, painted render, imitation grey…
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The proposal was approved because it represents an acceptable redevelopment in a residential-zoned area within Douglas settlement boundary, complying with Strategic Policy 1, Spatial Policy 1, General…
Strategic Policy 1
Supports development in defined settlement boundaries like Douglas. The site is within residential-zoned area surrounded by residential uses, with existing residential occupation upstairs, making principle acceptable.
Strategic Policy 1
Douglas as main employment service centre. Central location supports residential development with access to services.
General Policy 2
General development considerations including amenity (g), highways/parking (h,i), design (b,c). No undue impacts on neighbours via design mitigations; parking relaxed due to sustainability; adequate future occupant amenities.
Environment Policy 42 - character and need to adhere to local distinctiveness
Designed to respect character and identity of locality. Proposal mirrors existing scale/massing, enhances residential appearance in residential area.
Housing Policy 17
Conversion of buildings into flats, applied analogously to rebuild. Provides suitable residential space with outlook, bin storage, though no garden needed in central location.
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.
Garage retention for flat parking
The garage hereby approved shall at all times be made available for the parking of private motor vehicles(s) in conjunction with the flat above at No.2-4 Parr Street and shall be retained available for such use. Reason: To provide adequate off-street parking.
No Objection
No objection, welcomes parking space in garage, suggests conditions for garage use and no highway encroachment
No objection
No objection, suggests demolition timing and checks for bats/birds
Highway Services and DEFA Ecosystem Policy Team raised no objections to the application, with the latter recommending bird nesting mitigation conditions; multiple local residents strongly objected citing privacy loss, parking shortages, construction disruption, and property devaluation.
Key concern: loss of privacy due to overlooking windows into rear yards
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 despite the lack of parking attached to the proposals, as the site is in a sustainable location in Douglas centre, the proposals are for two relatively small apartments and it is using an existing building which can generate its own parking demand.
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Team
Conditional No ObjectionWe recommend that either an assumption is made that nesting birds are present on site and avoidance and mitigation measures put in place on that basis, or a formal assessment from a suitably qualified ecological consultancy is obtained.; thorough checks for bats and birds must take place prior to demolition and should evidence of bats and birds be found, works must stop and advice be obtained from the Ecosystem Policy Team on 651577.
Conditions requested: No works to commence unless a bird brick plan has been provided to Planning and approved in writing.; demolition of the property outside of the bird nesting season (March - August inclusive); provision of replacement nesting spaces including at least 2 integrated bird bricks suitable for swifts high up on the north east elevation
