2 March 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
26, Victoria Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2le
The proposal involves changing the ground floor of a four-storey mid-terrace Victorian building from office/retail to a cafe, including a new modern shop front with black aluminium folding doors.
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The officer determined that the proposed new shop front, though modern, is of sufficiently high quality and represents an enhancement over the existing modern shop front, which detracts from the quali…
Environment Policy 32
Requires that extensions or alterations to a Registered Building do not detrimentally affect its special architectural or historic interest. The officer assessed that the new shop front enhances the building over the existing detrimental modern front, preserving upper floor Victorian features.
Environment Policy 33
Permits change of use of Registered Buildings if appropriate and alterations not detrimental to character. Cafe use deemed complementary in shopping area, internal changes not harmful, and supports reuse of vacant space.
Environment Policy 35
Within Conservation Areas, only development preserving or enhancing character permitted, protecting special features. Existing shop front not a special feature; proposed higher quality front enhances streetscene and area.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the conversion of office/retail unit to a cafe including the installation of new shop frontage, 26 Victoria Street, Douglas as shown by Location 1, Location 2, P22, PF1, P12 and 2012/5 received 17th January 2012.
Recommend approval, has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
does not object to this application
Douglas Borough Council (Building Control and Drainage) have no objection with drainage-specific conditions; Highways Division initially deferred but later recommended approval.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Douglas Borough Council Drainage
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection in Principle subject to:-; In the event that this application is approved I should be grateful if these comments could be incorporated in the approval notice
Conditions requested: Grease Trap: No discharges of fat or other food waste which will affect the performance of the public foul sewerage system will be permitted to enter the foul sewer. It will be the responsibility of the developer/occupier of the premises to provide satisfactory means of removal and disposal for such waste (ie Grease Trap); Harmful Matter: It should be noted that it is an offence under Manx legislation to permit the discharge of polluting or harmful matter to any public sewers or watercourses. Appropriate measures must be taken by the developer / occupier of the premises to ensure compliance with the legislation
Highways Division
No ObjectionRecommend approval has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications; Note: A further planning application will be required in an outdoor seating area is to be created.; Defer | | Awaiting information from agent with regard to the outside seating area
