1 December 2023 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Cronk-Na-Quill, Old Laxey Hill, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7da
The proposal at Cronk-Na-Quill, Old Laxey Hill, Laxey, involved removing existing timber casement windows on the side and rear elevations and installing new white UPVC casement windows into the existing apertures, retaining the same pattern of glazing bars.
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The officer assessed the proposal against conservation policies, noting the windows are not readily visible from public thoroughfares due to screening by vegetation and neighbouring dwellings, so they…
Strategic Policy 4
Seeks to protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Conservation Areas. The officer found the proposal complies as the replacement windows preserve the Conservation Area character due to matching glazing bar patterns and low visibility.
Environment Policy 35
Seeks to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Conservation Areas. Assessed as met because the windows have no adverse impact given their screened location and similar appearance to existing.
General Policy 2
General Development Considerations, requiring no adverse effect on character of locality or townscape. The proposal complies as it does not affect the surrounding townscape adversely.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
Special Planning Considerations in PPS 1/01 for Conservation Areas. The Conservation Area is preserved and protected through matching glazing bars and minimal visual impact.
Environment Policy 34
Preference for traditional materials in pre-1920 buildings. UPVC varies from this but accepted due to flexibility in Planning Circular 1/98 for non-publicly visible windows.
Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows
For buildings in Conservation Areas, windows not readily visible from public thoroughfare must have same or similar glazing bar pattern regardless of material. Proposal meets this exactly with retained pattern in UPVC.
Time limit
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.
Glazing bars detail
The replacement casement windows must have externally applied glazing bars in size and pattern similar to the existing windows. Reason: In the interests of the character of the Conservation Area.
No comments
No objections
Garff Commissioners considered the application and raised no objections to the proposed replacement of timber windows with white PVC windows.
Garff Commissioners
No ObjectionThere were no objections to the proposals.
