28 April 2025 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler); issued by J Chance, Director of Planning and Building Control
T W A Ltd, 2, Mount Pleasant, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2pu
The proposal changes the use of a mid-terrace three-storey building with bay windows from full office to mixed office (basement and ground floor) and residential (upper floors and attic with five bedrooms, bathroom, study, dressing room, storage, and kitchen). No external or internal layout alterations are proposed.
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Strategic Policy 1
Supports Douglas as the main employment and service centre. The town centre location with residential above offices aligns with this by promoting mixed uses in the key urban area.
General Policy 2
General Development Considerations. The proposal was assessed as acceptable with no adverse impacts on amenity, highways, or character, fully complying without tension.
Housing Policy 17
Conversion of buildings into flats requires pleasant clear outlook from principal rooms. Upper floors utilise existing layout with bay window lounge outlook over street to offices, providing adequate light and no concerns raised.
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.
No objection - no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking as the site is in a sustainable location in Douglas centre
No objection, but request demonstration of satisfactory space for waste and recycling storage within curtilage
