29 July 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Carrick House, 2, Marathon Terrace, Queens Promenade, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4nh
The proposal involves changing an existing building with two flats (one on ground/first floors, one on second/third floors) and a basement into four self-contained apartments for class 3.4 residential and 3.6 tourism use, plus a class 2.1 office in the basement.
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The proposal was approved because it complies with General Policy 2 (respects site, surroundings, character, amenities, access, road safety), Environment Policy 35 (preserves or enhances Conservation …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect character, amenities, road safety, or provide inadequate access/parking. Officer assessed proposal complies as revisions preserve Conservation Area character, provide acceptable amenities/outlooks, and Highway Services raised no parking/highway objections.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Officer applied statutory test: retractable balconies intermittent/minimal impact; revised rear extension modest scale matching adjacent; bin storage integrated; overall preserves character unlike refused prior scheme.
Housing Policy 17
Permits building conversions to flats with adequate refuse/amenity space, pleasant outlooks, and parking where possible. Officer found refuse storage acceptable (per Douglas no objection), all flats have Promenade primary outlooks; parking relaxed for redundant building reuse.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards, but relaxable for redundant building reuse, Conservation Area benefit, near bus route without unacceptable on-street parking. No allocated parking but Highway Services no objection despite kerbside pressure; reuse outweighs shortfall.
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.
no opposition; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
no objection to previous application (current report notes no comment yet)
Highway Services Division assessed the application and found no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality or parking, concurring with the agent's assessment on car parking and bicycle provision.
Key concern: Potential damage to adjacent shop property during construction works
Highway Services Division
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; Highways Development Control concurs with the Agent’s assessment of car parking and provision of bicycle parking as mitigation.
Leisure Distributors (IOM) Ltd (Robert Saunders)
No ObjectionThis is NOT an objection more a clarification of the facts of who owns what; PLEASE ask the applicant to guarantee to PAY for any future damage to my property and I would like to be informed IN ADVANCE
Conditions requested: Ensure applicant or agents or future tenants take great care not to damage or cause disruption to adjacent property; Reassurance that shop roof, railings, gutting and down spouting must be protected from damage; Applicant to guarantee to pay for any future damage to adjacent property; Inform in advance when any work starts or scaffolding/other items placed on shop roof
Owner/Resident of 1 Marathon Terrace
No ObjectionOverall I welcome the refurbishment of this property and have no specific objection; the proposal seems to me to be against Building Regulations
