24 September 2008 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Kinley Legal, 4, Albert Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2qa
The site is a three-storey terraced building in Douglas with existing office space on the ground floor and residential on the upper floors, located in a Mixed Use (Residential and Offices) area within the Windsor Road Conservation Area.
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The officer assessed the proposal as compatible with the site's Mixed Use (Residential and Offices) zoning in the Douglas Local Plan 1998, stating 'the proposed use is compatible since the area is zon…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (from Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007) is relevant to overall development control. The officer considered it alongside others but did not detail specific tests; the proposal complied as it fitted the mixed-use zoning without Conservation Area harm.
Housing Policy 17
Housing Policy 17 requires adequate residential amenity. The second-floor ancillary unit had 'very poor' amenity (small rooms, no kitchen, limited light), failing standard tests for independent living but acceptable as 'sufficient and suitable' for short-term business visitor use only, enforced by condition.
Business Policy 7
Business Policy 7 supports office uses. The expansion of office space on the first floor was deemed 'appropriate for the area' within mixed-use zoning, with no adverse impacts noted.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the alterations and conversion of residential to office accommodation as shown in drawings and information 01038/1, GMcQ 01, GMcQ 02 and GMcQ 03 submitted and date stamped 22nd May 2008.
Ancillary residential use only
The residential accommodation shall only be used as ancillary accommodation to the office use.
Do not oppose
No objection
