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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Application No. : 23/00850/B Applicant : Mrs Heather Hurt Proposal : Installation of two replacement first floor windows Site Address : Dumbell House 16 Castle Street Peel Isle Of Man IM5 1AN
Planning Officer: Miss Lucy Kinrade Photo Taken :
Site Visit :
Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 24.08.2023 __
Conditions and Notes for Approval
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The replacement windows to the first floor are considered to be acceptable in respect of S18 of The Act and to have acceptable visual and amenity impact preserving the character of the conservation area and not resulting in any public amenity harm. The application complies with Strategic Policies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10, General Policy 2 (b, c, g, h and i) and Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan and with the principles of PPS 1/01 and Planning Circular 1/98.
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This approval relates email from the applicant dated 18th July and 24th August 2023, and location plan and window quote both date stamped and received 12/07/2023. __
Interested Person Status - Additional Persons
None __
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Officer’s Report
1.0 THE SITE 1.1 The site relates to first floor windows at Dumbell House, 16 Castle Street, Peel. The existing windows are top opening casements.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL 2.1 Proposed is the replacement of the 2 x first floor windows with UPVC top opening casements matching the style and framing pattern of the existing. Email from the applicant 24.08.2023 confirms the existing 2 x windows are 1140(w) x 2000(h), and the proposed replacements are the exact same size.
3.0 PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 There have been a number of previous applications for site but none are considered to be materially relevant in this specific case.
4.0 PLANNING POLICY. 4.1 The site is within an area defined as Mixed Use and within the Conservation Area on the Peel Local Plan 1989.
4.2 Minded of the current window proposal, S18 of The Act is relevant in being the statutory tests for any development in Conservation Areas, and the most relevant policies of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 would be: o General Policy 2 - general standards towards acceptable development including highway safety o Strategic Policies 1, 3, 4, 5 and 10 - needs for access, use of local materials, protect or enhance Registered Buildings and Conservation Areas, make positive contribution and promote integrated transport network encouraging pedestrian movement. o Environment Policy 34 and 35 - use of traditional materials, preserve or enhance a conservation area.
4.3 Planning Policy Statement: 1/01 Policy and Guidance Notes for the Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man
4.4 Planning Circular 1/98.
5.0 REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the Department's website. This report contains summaries only.
5.1 Department of Infrastructure Highway Services - No highways Interest (21/07/2023)
5.2 Peel Town Commissioners - no comments received as of 24/08/2023.
5.3 No comments received from any neighbours.
6.0 ASSESSMENT 6.1 The existing windows are not original. The proposed replacements to the first floor seek to replicate the opening method, framing style and glazing pattern of the existing and the works are likely to result in an overall preservation of the appearance of the property, and its general contribution to the streetscene remaining unchanged and the overall character and appearance of the Conservation Area being preserved.
7.0 CONCLUSION 7.1 The replacement windows to the first floor are considered to be acceptable in respect of S18 of The Act and to have acceptable visual and amenity impact preserving the character of
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the conservation area and not resulting in any public amenity harm. The application complies with Strategic Policies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10, General Policy 2 (b, c, g, h and i) and Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan and with the principles of PPS 1/01 and Planning Circular 1/98.
8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons: (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf); (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material; (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure; (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.
8.2 The decision maker must determine: o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status __
I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.
Decision Made : Permitted
Date: 25.08.2023
Determining officer
Signed : J SINGLETON
Jason Singleton
Principal Planner
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