Received 231106 DOLGE 6002018 Town and Country Planning Act 1999 PLANNING and BUILDING CONTROL DIRECTORATE
A Planning Application was submitted on the 18th August 2006. Mr I Brooks, Planning Officer for Douglas contacted this office to inform us that there were concerns regarding the height of the rear outlet. Having considered this advice, the application was formally withdrawn and the scheme modified to allow the height of the rear outlets to remain as presently exists.
The property until approximately 9 months ago was a private residence. The present proposal is to convert the property into offices on the ground and first floors and an owners apartment on the 2nd floor.
The property is in a poor state, mainly due to the lack of ongoing maintenance, with water ingress over a period of years resulting in serious outbreaks of wet and dry rot. It is intended to bring the property up to a good standard of repair, complying in all respects with the Fire Officer's requirements.
The change of use affords the opportunity to address car parking which up to now has been restricted to the street. It is intended to demolish the rear yard wall, together with part of the existing outlet, which is in a particularly poor state of repair, to provide three comfortable car parking spaces in addition to the normal residents space on the street.
The use of the building as stated will be for a 2/3 man accountants office with the apartment at 2nd floor level for use by the owner, in addition to providing normal office facilities.
Meetings have been held with Mr B Sinden, and discussion held with Mr I Brooks, Planning officers, and Station Officer Cowley, Fire Prevention, and their comments incorporated.
It is not intended to alter the windows, which have been replaced in the not too distant past.
Our Ref: 1.1587/MHJ/edew 22nd November 2006 Planning Department Department of Local Government and the Environment
Murray House
Mount Havelock
Douglas
IM1 2SF
McGarrigle + Jackson architects and urban designers RECEIVED ON 06002018
23 NOV 2006
DEPT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Dear Sirs
Conversion to offices and apartment – 14 Albert Street, Douglas
Further to our telephone conversations with Mr I Brooks, we now formally withdraw planning application no. 06/01412/B and enclose a new application amending the scheme as discussed.
The main alteration is in retaining the height of the rear outlet as presently exists, the bathroom previously sited off the landing, leading to an increase in height is now shown relocated within the 2nd floor of the existing building.
We hope that the application can now proceed. Yours sincerely Michael H Jackson ICIOB AMASI ABIAT
Partner
Enc
cc: Mr T Ashmole, Ashgroves Chartered Accountants
McGarrigle + Jackson 19 Mount Havelock Douglas Isle of Man IM1 2QG
