7 November 2024 · Delegated
Coroners Office, 39, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 2pw
This application proposed minor changes to an earlier planning permission (23/01200/B) at Removal House, 39 Finch Road, Douglas. The changes included alterations to the roof and external walls, removal of a proposed gate opening through the boundary wall onto St Barnabas Hill, and a redesign of the rear external area. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture issued a split decision on 7 November 2024. Only one element — blocking off the proposed opening on the north boundary wall — was approved. The remaining proposed changes were refused because they would conflict with Condition 5 of the parent planning approval. The decision-maker concluded these changes were significant enough to require assessment under a new planning application and could not be processed as minor amendments.
The application sought minor changes to an earlier planning approval (23/01200/B), covering alterations to the roof and external walls, removal of a proposed gate opening onto St Barnabas Hill, and redesign of the rear external area. The decision was split: the blocking off of the proposed opening on the north boundary wall was approved, but the remaining proposed changes were refused. Those refused changes were found to conflict with Condition 5 of the parent approval and were considered significant enough to require a new full application rather than being processed as minor amendments.
Refusal Reasons
