26 January 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Langdale House, Lower Dukes Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4bq
The proposal involves modest changes to an existing two-storey detached house in a residential area of Douglas: infilling the garage door with a wall and window, installing replacement doors and windows throughout, rebuilding the bowed front bay window as a rectangular version, and changing the external finish from spa…
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The officer judged the modest alterations—replacing the garage door with a wall and window, new doors and windows, rebuilding the front bay window from bowed to rectangular, and changing to painted sm…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or local amenities. Officer assessed the modest window/door changes, bay window rebuild, and render finish as respecting the existing building design and having little impact, with render matching local buildings.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires protection or enhancement of Conservation Area settings. Site visible from Olympia Conservation Area but masked by boundary wall and landscaping; proposals' scale and nature preserve the setting.
Strategic Policy 12
Considered relevant; proposals comply given nature and scale.
Infrastructure Policy 5
Assessed compliant due to no highway impacts and modest scale.
Community Policy 7
Compliant given nature and scale of proposals.
Community Policy 10
Compliant given nature and scale of proposals.
Community Policy 11
Compliant given nature and scale of proposals.
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 significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking
no objections to the application
Highway Services HDC and Douglas Borough Council both confirm no objections to application 22/01484/B, with Highways noting no significant negative impact on highway safety, network functionality, or parking.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
