**Document:** Planning Officer Report **Application:** 07/01025/GB — Amendments to office/licensed premises approved under PA's 02/01784 and 02/01785 and now under construction comprising creation of roof garden and access thereto and screening of rooftop plant area (In association with 07/01026CON) **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2007-08-23 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/83040-braddan-court-house-roof/documents/1498633 --- # Planning Officer Report ## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations ### Written Representations ### Consultations ### Officer's Report #### Site The application site is the former Douglas Courthouse and No.13 Athol Street. The site is within an area zoned as Predominantly Offices within the Douglas Local Plan. The former courthouse is a registered building. ☐ #### Proposed Development The application is seeking planning permission for amendments to a planning permission for a mixed use of development comprising of a bar/café and offices. ☐ The amendments are as follows - creation of roof garden with a vertical circulation core to allow access to the roof garden - screening of rooftop plant area. #### Planning Status And Relevant Policies Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Douglas Local Plan) 1998 PPS1/01 – Policy and Guidance Notes of the Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man. ### Planning History The previous placing application 07/00676/GB - Amendments to office building/licensed premises approved under PA's 02/01784 GB and 02/01785CON comprising partial set back of third floor to create terrace, provision of revolving entrance door, creation of cafe/bar on level one, and internal alterations (In association with 07/00677CON) – Pending Decision 07/00677/CON - Registered Building Consent for amendments to office building/licensed premises approved under PA's 02/01784 GB and 02/01785CON – Pending Decision. 02/01785/GB – Partial demolition of building to retain facades and rebuild, including extension to provide office accommodation, ground floor licensed premises and basement parking – granted on review 28th April 2003. 02/017845/GB - Partial demolition of building to retain facades and rebuild, including extension to provide office accommodation and basement parking – granted 28th April 2003. 98/00365/B - Redevelopment and extension to create office accommodation – granted 19th October 1998 ### Representations Douglas Corporation – no objection. Highways Division of the Department of Transport – no comments have been received. ### Assessment This is a joint report to consider two applications for the planning permission and registered building consent. The application is essentially seeking planning permission for an extension of the circulation core above the proposed roof to allow access to a roof garden. The circulation core and roof garden would be set back from the front, side and rear elevations of the building. The circulation core would not be visible from the street level when viewed from a variety of locations. The proposal would not adversely affect the overall integrity of the scheme. The proposal would not adversely affect the visual amenities of the street scene and nor would it adversely affect the character of the remaining part of the registered building. ### Conservation Officer'S Supplementary Report: I have considered the content of the application with particular consideration to POLICY RB/5 ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS as set out within Planning Policy Statement 1/01. I concur with the findings of the Area Planning Officer, had the proposed been readily visible, I might have had a different conclusion. I do not consider that the proposals have an adverse impact on the Registered Building. ### Recommendation I therefore recommend that Planning Permission and Registered Building Consent be granted subject to conditions. ### Party Status ☐ The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status. ### Recommendation **Recommended Decision:** Permitted **Date of Recommendation:** 09.07.2007 ### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal - : Notes attached to refusals C 1. This permission relates to amendments to an offices/licensed premises redevelopment scheme as shown in drawing numbers 20, 21, APL41, APL42 date stamped 25th May 2007. C 2. Prior to the occupation of the proposed office space as such, full details of the long terms arrangements for the proposed off site parking spaces must be submitted to and approved by the Planning Authority. Note: The preferred form of these arrangements would be an Agreement under section 13 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999. C 3. The windows to the existing courthouse must be timber frame sliding sash unless indicated as being fixed light or hopper windows. C 4. The windows to the extension with elevations to Church Street and Nelson Street, shall be bottom hinged inward opening, unless indicated as non-opening. Decision Made : Permitted Committee Meeting Date : 16/8/07 --- *Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/83040-braddan-court-house-roof/documents/1498633*