18 March 2021 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Office Workshop & Premises, Peel Road, Braddan, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4le
The proposal involves replacing the roof with a warm roof system, installing HardiePlank fibre cement cladding boards on sections of all four elevations of the two-storey office building, and adding down/uplighters over the main entrance and on cladded sections of the front and side elevations.
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The officer assessed whether the cladding and lighting would adversely impact visual amenities of the area and building. The existing building has no special architectural interest and is not in a Con…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in line with zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design (b), does not adversely affect landscape/townscape character (c), and does not harm local residents' amenity (g). The officer assessed the cladding and lighting against these, finding they improve the building's appearance in an industrial area without adverse impacts on visual amenities, streetscene, or neighbouring properties.
Environment Policy 22
ENV22 prohibits development causing unacceptable harm from light pollution or disturbance. The officer considered the external lighting, noting it is well-placed as minor additions to enhance architecture without obtrusive spillover to adjoining areas or highway, in line with guidance on security lighting impacts.
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.
Do not oppose
No Flood Risk Management interest
no objection
All three consultees (DOI Flood Risk Management, Braddan Parish Commissioners, and DOI Highways Division) raised no objections to the application.
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
No ObjectionNFRMI; No Flood Risk Management interest
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No Objectionthe Board met on 4 January 2021 and had no objection to the following planning applications:- PA20/01471/B
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; After reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking.
