20 June 2008 · Planning Committee
Forester'S Arms, 17, St Georges Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1aj
The proposal involved demolishing the former public house and three terraced properties to build a modern four-storey office block (14.65m high, 23m x 16m footprint, 1119.48m² floor area) with 10 basement parking spaces accessed via a vehicle lift from Hope Street, using materials like red engineering brick, render, an…
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The Planning Committee overruled the officer's final recommendation for approval, determining that the proposed building's design, height, and massing would have an overbearing impact on the Hope Stre…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect character and appearance of locality. Officer assessed proposal as fitting mixed architectural context with modern design, setbacks, and materials, but Committee found design, height, and massing overbearing on Hope Street elevation, causing harm to visual amenities.
Environment Policy 42
New development in settlements must take account of local character in terms of buildings. Officer noted sloping streets with stepping buildings, proposal not exceeding Rose House height, projecting 3.2m above neighbour on Hope Street but with minimal setbacks to break massing; Committee deemed disproportionate scale on prominent corner unacceptable.
Business Policy 7
New office floorspace should be in town centres on zoned land. Site zoned predominantly offices in Douglas Local Plan, so principle of office use accepted.
Business Policy 8
New offices must respect scale/character of adjoining buildings and meet parking standards. Height/mass assessed against neighbours and precedent; parking shortfall relaxed for town centre.
Transport Policy 7
Parking per standards (1 per 50m²). Only 10/22 spaces on-site (45%); relaxed as town centre near bus routes (55m Circular Rd, 90m Peel Rd), no demonstration of unacceptable on-street parking but physically constrained, off-site proposed with travel plan.
No objection in principle subject to condition securing off-street parking at a convenient location close to the development in accordance with the Strategic Plan
Do not oppose, subject to the imposition of a condition which secures off-street parking
Express interest; applicant must contact for water supply connection
Express interest; applicant must contact Authority due to underground cables/overhead lines; standard notes on working practices
Standard comments (building control matters, not planning)
