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Douglas Head officially designated a conservation area

This includes for things like replacing windows or altering roofs.

Applications consider whether any alterations would preserve or enhance the area’s character.

The Isle of Man’s Area Plan says applications within the boundary “will generally not be supported.”

Douglas Head already has eight registered buildings, more than almost anywhere else on the island outside of central Douglas.

They include the Great Union Camera Obscura (1892), Douglas Lighthouse, the Harbour Swing Bridge Tower and its original 1895 machinery, and Harold Tower.

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