1 April 2004 · Minister for Local Government and the Environment
Showroom, Bridge Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 5ah
Heritage Homes Ltd proposed demolishing the existing garage buildings and replacing them with a modern 6-storey apartment block containing 73 apartments (plans showed 76) arranged around an internal courtyard, with 123 basement parking spaces accessed from Lake Road.
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The Planning Committee refused the application twice, reasoning that the proposed building's mass and height would be out of scale with existing Inner Harbour buildings, adversely impacting the harbou…
Policy D/R/P1 (Douglas Local Plan)
Douglas Local Plan zones site for predominantly residential use; residential redevelopment supported as per prior approval in principle PA 02/02389/B. Officer report confirms principle acceptable.
Redevelopment Opportunities
Supports residential introduction in Lake Road/River Douglas area; site matches this designation.
Tourism, Leisure and Recreation Policy
Redevelopment should consider pedestrian/cycle link along north river bank to harbour/Steam Heritage Trail; applicant proposed 2m cantilevered path with DoT agreement but Committee found insufficient space.
Open Space Recommendation
Recommends pedestrian links like River Douglas bank path to countryside; addressed via proposed walkway but not secured to satisfaction.
no objection
no further objection after receiving satisfactory hydraulic information
written observations considered sufficient, no need to appear at review
