3 January 2014 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M Gallagher)
Laundry, Tromode Estate, Carrs Lane, Tromode, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4rb
The proposal involved demolishing a large single-storey vacant former laundry building of poor condition and no architectural merit, plus three freestanding industrial buildings (noting two smaller northern buildings' demolition does not require planning permission), to facilitate redevelopment with new light industria…
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The officer noted the site is zoned for light industrial use in the Onchan Local Plan, and demolition would facilitate beneficial redevelopment with modern commercial units, supporting economic consid…
Strategic Policy 4
Requires proposals to protect or enhance Registered Buildings and their settings, and avoid environmental pollution. Officer assessed that demolition respects the Steam Engine House's setting, reinstating historic detachment, with method statement preventing damage.
General Policy 2
Permits development in line with zoning if it respects site/surroundings, character, amenity, access, and services. Site is zoned light industrial; demolition facilitates compliant redevelopment without adverse impacts on character, amenity, or highways.
Environment Policy 30
Presumption against demolition of Registered Buildings, but this applies to laundry (non-registered). Officer considered condition and merits for redevelopment, finding laundry of no interest.
Environment Policy 31
Presumption against removal from Register; not relevant as Registered Building is retained.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits alterations harming Registered Building character; demolition avoids this via de-bonding and method statement.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in full accordance with the following plans: Drawing Numbers 166411 D-01 (site location plan), Drawing Numbers 166411 D-02 and Drawing Numbers 166411 D-03 (proposed) received on 22 October 2013.
Method statement compliance
Unless the Planning Authority grants its prior written approval to any variation, the development hereby approved shall not be undertaken unless in strict accordance with the following sections of the "Method Statement" for demolition authored by JCK Limited and received on 06 December 2013: Method for Carrying out the Works - General; Number 2 - works to and around the Registered Building (referred to as "Listed Building" in the method statement).
recommends approval for planning purposes only
