5 December 2025 · Delegated - A MORGAN, Interim Director of Planning and Building Control
7-17, Wellington Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2as
The proposal involves external alterations to a three-storey mixed-use commercial building in Douglas town centre, including new LED floodlights, Gobo projectors, wall lights, and ticker tape lighting on the Wellington Street frontage, redecoration of the facade with black paint on stone bands, granite paving at entran…
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The proposed works are considered to be of a suitable design and will enhance the overall appearance of the building and street scene, as the redecoration with black painted stone bands ties in with n…
General Policy 2
Requires development to meet criteria including (b) character of the area, (g) amenity, (i) highway safety, (m) environmental quality, (n) design quality. Officer assessed frontage redecoration, lighting, and paving as enhancing character without amenity/highway harm, rear plant as minimal environmental impact.
Environment Policy 22
Prohibits development harming amenity via light pollution, noise, odour, emissions. Assessed lighting as controlled by condition amid existing street lights; rear extraction odour minimal given adjacent restaurants and filtration.
Urban Environment Proposal 3
Requires positive contribution to local character using traditional/contemporary approaches. Found modern lighting/redecoration scheme appropriate for town centre commercial context, enhancing street scene.
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.
Materials approval
The materials to be used in the external surfaces of the development hereby permitted shall accord with Dr No's 1465-P-104B, 1465-P-105B, 1465-P-106, 1465-P-107 and 1465-P-108. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area.
Lighting intensity limit
The intensity of illumination from the floodlights and wall lights to the building frontage hereby granted shall not exceed 2600 lm. Reason: In the interests of amenity and/or highway safety.
No objection
No significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
