16 August 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (decision under authority delegated to Director of Planning and Building Control)
Isle Of Man Breweries, The Manx Arms, 27, Main Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1be
The proposal involves applying smooth render over the dark-brown brickwork of an existing single-storey side extension at the Manx Arms Hotel, a three-storey building in the retail and business centre of Onchan, painting it off-white to match the main hotel structure.
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The officer considered only General Policy 2 (GP2) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 as material, focusing on visual impact since no physical changes to the building were proposed.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design (b) and does not adversely affect surrounding townscape character (c). The officer assessed the rendering proposal solely on visual impact, finding the existing brick extension incongruous but the change would improve uniformity without serious harm in the visually prominent, mixed-use area lacking building finish homogeneity.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out unless in full accordance with the plan, received 28th June 2013: 1319-MA-100.
no objections to the application
