31 May 2007 · Delegated
Isle Of Man Breweries, Queens Hotel, Queens Promenade, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4nl
This application sought permission for internal fire safety and precautions work at the Queens Hotel on Queens Promenade, Douglas. The hotel is a protected building and sits within the Douglas Promenade Conservation Area. The case officer recommended approval, and the Director of Planning and Building Control granted permission under delegated authority on 31 May 2007. The decision was subject to four conditions.
The application was approved by the Director of Planning and Building Control under delegated authority. Internal fire safety and precautions work at the Queens Hotel was permitted, subject to four conditions.
Policy RB/5 Alterations and Extensions to a Registered Building
Alterations and Extensions to a Registered Building
POLICY RB/5 ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS In considering whether to grant planning approval for development which affects a registered building or its setting and in considering whether to grant registered building consent for any works, the Department shall have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses. Registered building consent is required for the building's alteration in any way which would affect its special architectural or historic character. There will be a general presumption against alteration or extension of registered buildings, except where a convincing case can be made, against the criteria set out in this section, for such proposals. Applicants for registered building consent for alteration or extension to a registered building must be able to justify their proposals. They will be required to show why the works which would affect the character of the registered building are desirable or necessary and they should provide full information to enable the Department to assess the likely impact of their proposals on the special architectural or historic interest of the building and on its setting. Where registered buildings are the subject of successive applications for alteration or extension, consideration will also be given to the cumulative affect upon the building's special interest as a result of several minor works which may individually seem of little consequence.
Condition 1
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Condition 2
This approval relates to Drawing No 4080-1 'Floor Plans as Existing - (Showing internal fire prevention works requiring retrospective registered building consent); Drawing No 4080-LP 'Location Plan', both date stamped 3rd August 2006.
Condition 3
No approval is hereby permitted for the works annotated 4 & 5 on Drawing Number 4080-1 relating to the removal and replacement of two number, original panelled doors.
Condition 4
PRIOR to the commencement of any building works, a photographic survey must be undertaken to record all existing internal and external features of interest, such a record to be prepared in consultation with the Conservation Officer of the Department.
