14 June 2018 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
The Clypse Estate Limited, 22, Athol Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1ja
The proposal involves replacing the existing timber basement windows on the front elevation of a terraced building in the Athol Street/Victoria Street Conservation Area with uPVC vertical sash windows featuring face-applied Georgian bars, excluding window horns.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2, which requires development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of design and not adversely affect townscape character or locality …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design and not adversely affect townscape character or amenity. Officer found amended windows preserve townscape in Conservation Area context, with no adverse impacts on character or locality.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Amended design matches existing windows, preserving well-preserved terrace row's appearance despite uPVC material.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Amended plans and design matching
The development, hereby approved, relates to the amended window plan, date-stamped as having been received 24 May 2018, only. Notwithstanding the submitted plan, the window shall not include window horns. The windows shall match the existing windows in terms of their method of opening, the layout of the glazing, the thickness of the glazing bars and the colour of the frames. Reason: In the avoidance of doubt and in accordance with General Policy 2 and Environmental Policy 35 of The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
no objection
Douglas Borough Council raised no objections to the application. Isle of Man Victorian Society supported the replacement of incongruous windows but recommended traditional sliding sash design without horns.
Key concern: Inaccurate drawing of sliding sash window workings and position of horns
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed applications below
Isle of Man Victorian Society
SupportFirstly the property owner should be congratulated on wishing to replace the two incongruous basement windows.; We understand there are sliding sash windows that by the flick of a lever both sashes form a single opening casement for emergency exit and cleaning - at other times they operate as individually sliding sash windows. This should be investigated and followed up.
Isle of Man Victorian Society
Conditional No ObjectionGiven the age of the property and the style of Georgian glazing bars - THE WINDOWS SHOULD NOT HAVE HORNS.; ANY APPROVAL GIVEN SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A CONDITION EXCLUDING THE HORNS.
Conditions requested: ANY APPROVAL GIVEN SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A CONDITION EXCLUDING THE HORNS.
