Refusal Notice 07/01930/B
Town and Country Planning Act 1999
Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005
M P Associates Ltd Salisbury House Victoria Street Douglas IM1 2LW
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the PLANNING COMMITTEE of the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby REFUSE the following application made on behalf of:
Name: Braeside Developments Ltd Proposal: Demolition of existing building and erection of an apartment block to provide eight apartments with associated car parking at: Cliff Lodge 1 - 4 Switzerland Road Douglas Isle of Man IM2 4NG
which was considered on 11th April 2008, for the reasons set out below.
Date of Issue: 18th April 2008
Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas
Deputy Secretary to the Planning Committee
Reason(S) For Refusal:
- The demolition of the building within the Douglas Promenades Conservation Area would be contrary to Policy CA/6 of Planning Policy Statement 1/01 and Environment Policies 35 and 39 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 in that no proper assessment has been carried out and submitted to assess the merits/justification for the demolition of the building. It is therefore considered that the demolition of the building would be premature and would adversely affect the character and appearance of the Conservation Area.
- The proposed development would be contrary to General Policy 2, Environment Policies 35 and 42 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 by reason of its height, design, massing and external appearance and will introduce a prominent and incongruous structure that will be out of keeping with the locality and would not preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, to the detriment of the visual amenities of the locality. In particular, the inclusion of a flat roof within a streetsceen characterised generally by pitched roofs would be unsympathetic to the appearance of
the streetscene and would emphasise the height of the building, and the provision of a series of garage doors at pedestrian level would be unattractive and out of keeping with the domestic scale of surrounding buildings at this level.
- The proposed development would be contrary to General Policy 2 and Housing Policy 6 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 by reason of its height, design, massing, siting and close proximity to No.1 Switzerland Terrace in that it would result in overshadowing, loss of light, would be overbearing and a visual intrusion to the occupiers of No.1 Switzerland Terrace. [Handwritten signature]
This decision was made by the Planning Committee constituted in accordance with Article 3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005.
Guidance Note
The decision contained in this notice does not become final until either;
- The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or
- Any appeal has been determined;
Whichever is the later.
Any appeal against this decision must be in writing and must be received by this Department within 21 days of the date of this notice.
A form and guidance notes are available from either the Planning Office, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website www.gov.im/dlge/planning/plan/applications/decision.xml
A copy of the Officer’s report, which led to this decision, is attached for reference. This report, together with correspondence relative to the application, is available for inspection by anyone wishing to view it at the Department.
