Erection of a sheltered housing complex to replace existing church hall with associated car parking, new access road, landscaping and the creation of a car park for sole use of church members

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Inappropriate height, form, style near church
• ✓Harm to church setting and landmark quality
• ✓Loss of trees with public amenity value
• ✓No potable water supply available
• ✓Impact on nearby St Ninian's Road housing
• ✓trees
• ✓amenity
• ✓the impact on the appearance of the church and its setting
• ✓the impact on the trees
• ✓the impact on the housing on St Ninian's Road
• ✓the adequacy of the facilities and amenities for the proposed housing

The site is the full curtilage of St. Ninian's Church at the junction of Ballaquayle Road and St. Ninian's Road in Douglas, with trees along the eastern and southern boundaries. The plan was to erect a sheltered housing complex, associated car parking, a new access road, landscaping, and a car park for church members only. The committee refused the application on 16 September 2004, despite the officer recommending permission. Key issues included impacts on the church's appearance and setting, trees, nearby housing, and housing amenities.

The committee refused permission. Reasons were the sheltered housing's inappropriate height, form, and style near the church, harming its setting and landmark quality; loss of attractive trees of public amenity value; and inability to supply potable water.

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