Proposed conversion of existing living accommodation into 3 self contained apartments. Construction of access stairway and the provision of toilets and escape stair to ground floor cafe/shop and basement store

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Conversion of upper floors into 3 self-contained flats with a new rear stairway
• ✓Site is within the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area
• ✓Concerns about impact on the character of the conservation area
• ✓Concerns about amenity and outlook for the proposed flats
• ✓Concerns about impact on neighbouring properties
• ✓character
• ✓amenity
• ✓parking
• ✓heritage
• ✓impact on the conservation area
• ✓amenity and outlook provided for the proposed flats
• ✓impact on existing neighbouring properties
• ✓car parking

This application sought permission to convert existing living accommodation at 35 North Quay, Douglas into three self-contained apartments. The works also included construction of a new access stairway to the rear, and the provision of toilets and an escape stair serving the ground floor café/shop and basement store. The front of the building was proposed to remain largely unchanged, with the existing shopfront to be retained and restored. The property is one of a group of terraced buildings facing the quay, situated within the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area. The officer recommended refusal, and the committee refused the application on 16 February 2005. The main planning concerns raised in the officer report centred on the potential impact on the conservation area, the standard of amenity and outlook that would be provided for the proposed flats, and the effect on neighbouring properties.

The application was refused by committee on 16 February 2005, consistent with the officer's recommendation to refuse. The key planning concerns identified in the officer report included the impact on the Douglas (North Quay) Conservation Area, the quality of amenity and outlook for the proposed flats, and the impact on neighbouring properties.

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