7 February 2024 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
5, Derby Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3es
The proposal involves demolishing the existing rear boiler room and utility room extensions at this 2.5-storey terraced Registered Building within the Douglas (Windsor Road) Conservation Area, to allow for a new garage with roller shutter door, kitchen extension, roof terrace, and related alterations in the companion g…
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The officer concluded that the demolition of the rear boiler room and utility room, replacement with a flat roof and garage door, and related rear alterations would not unduly detract from the charact…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape character, resident amenity, or locality character; and provide satisfactory access/parking. Officer found proposal accords with elements (b), (c), (g), (h) as rear works are screened, match neighbouring rear arrangements, and have minimal visual impact.
Environment Policy 32
Prohibits extensions/alterations to Registered Buildings that detrimentally affect special architectural/historic interest. Assessed demolition/replacement of rear elements acceptable as they do not detract from character/fabric/setting, being rear-located and not affecting front elevation.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Rear works with amended render finish considered to preserve character, similar to others along access road, with low visibility.
Time limit
The works hereby granted registered building consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this consent. Reason: To comply with paragraph 2(2)(a) of schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented registered building consents.
This development must not prohibit the refuse bin from being removed from the highway to be stored within the curtilage of the property between refuse collections. No refuse bins should be stored on the highway.
Douglas Borough Council raised no objection to the application but requested a condition on refuse bin storage; a neighbouring resident from Derby Lodge submitted objections regarding privacy impacts from a glass terrace barrier and bathroom door.
Key concern: privacy intrusion from glass terrace barrier overlooking neighbour's kitchen
Douglas Borough Council
Conditional No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.; This development must not prohibit the refuse bin from being removed from the highway to be stored within the curtilage of the property between refuse collections. No refuse bins should be stored on the highway.
Conditions requested: This development must not prohibit the refuse bin from being removed from the highway to be stored within the curtilage of the property between refuse collections. No refuse bins should be stored on the highway.
Derby Lodge
ObjectionWe object to the glass terrace barrier. This would allow a view directly through our kitchen roof windows, giving an unfortunate intrusion into our daily life and privacy. We request that the barrier should be solid to minimise this issue.; We also request that the door to the terrace from the bathroom should be frosted glass or solid so that we cannot see bathroom activities from our upper windows.
Conditions requested: barrier should be solid to minimise this issue; door to the terrace from the bathroom should be frosted glass or solid
