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Application No.: 25/91029/B Applicant: Mr Christopher Lloyd Cooper Bennett Proposal: Installation of replacement door Site Address: 5 Atholl Place Peel Isle Of Man IM5 1HE Planning Officer: Lucy Kinrade Photo Taken: 15.01.2026 Site Visit: 15.01.2026 Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 21.01.2026 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.
By reason of the existing door being non-traditional and the proposed door not making the situation any worse, the application is considered to preserve the character and appearance of the area and therefore to be within the bounds of acceptability of Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and Section 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999.
Plans/Drawings/Information; This approval relates to the following all date published online 31 Oct 2025:
Right to Appeal None
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1.1 The site relates to 5 Atholl Place, Peel. Its frontage comprises an existing front door with a non-traditional door style, and three sliding sash upvc windows.
2.1 Proposed is the replacement of the existing front door, framing and top light, for a new barn style composite door and replacement framing and top-light in similar plastic materials.
3.1 The dwelling has been subject to one previous application for replacement windows although this is not considered materially relevant in this specific case.
4.1 The site lies within an area designated on the Peel Local Plan as Mixed Use and is within the Peel Conservation Area.
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:
4.3 The most relevant policies of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 are:
4.4 Other Material Considerations: Policy/Strategy/Guidance e.g.
6.1 Comments were sought from the following consultees, however no comments had been received at the time of writing this report 21/01/2026.
7.1 Windows and doors are often the most important element in any façade and can often help gauge the age and/or purpose of a building. The style and design of the existing door is not traditional and so based on the policy testing and replacement must not make the situation worse so as to preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area, or should improve it by enhancement.
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7.2 Installation of a four panel design door would be historically correct here, the barn style as proposed would not. However, given the existing door is not traditional, its proposed poor replacement would not make any worse the overall appearance of the property, and so the general character and appearance of the area remain preserved in line with EP35 and Section 18 of the Act.
8.1 Although more appropriate door design opportunities were sought, the applicant declined to pursue enhancements to their property and to the wider Conservation Area. Nevertheless, given the non-traditional design of the existing door and the proposed door not making the situation any worse, the application is considered to preserve the area and therefore to be within the bounds of acceptability of EP35 and Section 18 of the Act and an approval issued.
9.1 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 sets out the process for determining planning applications (including appeals). It sets out a Right to Appeal (i.e. to submit an appeal against a planning decision) and a Right to Give Evidence at Appeals (i.e. to participate in an appeal if one is submitted).
9.2 Article A10 sets out that the right to appeal is available to:
9.3 Article 8(2)(a) requires that in determining an application, the Department must decide who has a right to appeal, in accordance with the criteria set out in article A10.
9.4 The Order automatically affords the Right to Give Evidence to the following (no determination is required):
9.5 The Department of Environment Food and Agriculture is responsible for the determination of planning applications. As a result, where officers within the Department make comments in a professional capacity they cannot be given the Right to Appeal.
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I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management 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, and/or rights to appeal.
Decision Made : Permitted Date : 21.01.2026 Determining Officer
Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management
Customer note This copy of the officer report reflects the content of the office copy and has been produced in this form for the benefit of our online service/ customers and archive record.
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