Unoccupied building was damaged in 2023 fire
Plans have been submitted to demolish and redevelop part of a building in Douglas which was severely damaged in an incident of alleged arson.
Unoccupied and vacant for several years Africa House on Woodbourne Road - once the home of businessman Trevor Baines - is said to have been subject to trespass and vandalism up to the time of the fire in August 2023.
The applicant wants to demolish the rear annex of the property, added in the 1980s, which accommodated a library, store, music room, dining room, gym and games room.
The plan is to then replicate what existed prior to the fire, rebuilding the existing fabric which remains.
In the application, Sarah Corlett Town Planning Consultancy says the plans will incorporate the reconstruction of the stone retaining wall on the boundary with Homefield, with the new building set back slightly further (200mm) from this boundary feature than at present.
Registered Building Consent is being sought for the demolition aspects of the proposal.
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