7 February 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Wright & Co, 15, Peel Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 4lp
The proposal involves converting an existing office in a terraced building on Peel Road, Douglas, into a single 1-bedroom flat, including internal rearrangements for an en-suite bedroom, utility, bike store, WC at ground floor, and open plan kitchen/lounge at first floor.
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The officer found the principle of residential development acceptable in the St George's Mixed Use Area 4 under the Area Plan for the East, as the site is within Douglas settlement boundary.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires consideration of design and visual impact. Officer assessed external alterations as minimal and improving character, terrace not excessive, complying with policy (b) and (c) of GP2 linked.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
To respect character of towns and villages. Site in Douglas mixed-use area; proposals enhance streetscene without harming locality or adjacent conservation area setting.
General Policy 2
General development considerations including design (b,c), neighbour amenity (g,h). Minimal changes improve appearance; no overlooking harm due to screening and separation; good occupant amenity.
Environment Policy 36
Impact on setting of adjacent Conservation Areas. Modest works have limited visual impact on views to south/south-east, no material harm to Douglas North Quay Conservation Area.
Environment Policy 42 - character and need to adhere to local distinctiveness
Development to respect locality character. Matching render ensures seamless commercial-to-residential transition; terrace improves disjointed flat roof.
Transport Policy 7
Parking standards. No on-site parking needed as matches existing use; sustainable centre location with cycle storage; highways no objection.
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.
Materials matching
The proposed rendering to be used in the finishing of the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall match those used in the existing building. Reason: To ensure that the finished appearance of the development will match the remaining part of the building and to enhance the character and visual amenities of the area.
No objection subject to condition that refuse bin stored within utility room and removed from highway after collection, noting limited space.
No significant negative impact on highway safety, network or parking, subject to bin storage within site boundary; advise secure cycle parking.
Highway Services HDC and Douglas City Council (waste services) raised no objections to application 23/00772/B, both subject to conditions ensuring bin storage within the site boundary or utility room.
Key concern: bin and recycling storage arrangements
Highway Services HDC
Conditional No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking, subject to a condition that bin storage must be contained within the site boundary.
Conditions requested: bin storage must be contained within the site boundary
Douglas City Council
No Commentthe Council’s waste services team have looked at the plans submitted and would kindly request that the applicant/architects provide some additional detail on the proposed bin and recycling storage arrangements.; Until such time that this additional information is provide the Council will reserve its comments on the proposed developments.
Douglas City Council
Conditional No ObjectionGiven the limited space available the Council does not object to the proposed development on the condition that the refuse bin must be stored within the utility room bin storage area and be removed from the highway after collection along with any recycling receptacles that also must be stored within the curtilage of the development.
Conditions requested: the refuse bin must be stored within the utility room bin storage area and be removed from the highway after collection along with any recycling receptacles that also must be stored within the curtilage of the development
