13 November 2014 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Jennifer Chance)
Anglo Manx Trust Corporation Ltd, 5, Athol Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1ql
The proposal involves replacing the existing 1960s-style ground floor façade of a four-storey mid-terraced Victorian building with a new frontage featuring a pair of painted timber sliding sash windows, a new door set with fanlight, reintroduced entablature, and rusticated render with incised ruling to match the neo-cl…
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The key consideration was whether the alterations would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Athol Street/Victoria Street Conservation Area, as required by Environment Policy 35 and …
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Conservation Areas. The officer assessed the ground floor alterations as enhancing the Conservation Area by replacing an out-of-character 1960s façade with neo-classical features matching the upper storeys.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development which preserves or enhances the character or appearance of Conservation Areas. The proposal was found to enhance the area as the new frontage is more in-keeping with the building and surroundings.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in terms of design, not adversely affect townscape character, and meet other amenity/safety tests. The alterations were deemed to satisfy these by improving the townscape without adverse impacts.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
Requires consideration of impact on special character of conservation areas. The impact was material and positive, enhancing the area's character.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
have no objection to the proposals
