DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 20/00759/B Applicant: April Elizabeth Brodie Proposal: Replacement slate roof to property Site Address: 23 Mill Street Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1AG Principal Planner: Miss S E Corlett Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 24.08.2020 _________________________________________________________________

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 proposal intends to use natural slate on a property which has traditional characteristics and where such material is appropriate and in accordance with Environment Policies 34 and 35 and the Planning Policy Statement 1/01.

Plans/Drawings/Information; This decision relates to the drawings and information all received on 15th July, 2020. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status

Additional Persons None _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The site is the residential curtilage of an existing dwelling which sits on the western side of Mill Street. - 1.2 The property is a traditional Manx cottage with a slated roof and which is over 100 years old. Two similar properties site alongside to the south in a terrace of three.

THE PROPOSAL

2.1 Proposed is the replacement of the existing roof slates with new natural Cupa 12 natural grey slates. PLANNING POLICY - 3.1 The site lies within an area designated as Predominantly Residential on the Area Plan for the South and also within the town's Conservation Area.

3.2 The main policy consideration in this case is Environment Policy 35 which requires that development within a Conservation Area preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Area, echoed in Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man (CA/02). Environment Policy 34 expresses a preference for the use of traditional materials in the extension, alteration or maintenance of pre-1920s buildings. PLANNING HISTORY - 4.1 The property has had a number of applications for alterations and changes of use to include tourist accommodation. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Highway Services have no objection but advise that there maybe a need for licenses to place equipment and materials in the highway during works (04.08.20). ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The proposal intends to use natural slate on a property which has traditional characteristics and where such material is appropriate and in accordance with Environment Policies 34 and 35 and the Planning Policy Statement 1/01. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The proposal is supported. The need for licences regarding placing materials on the highway is a matter for the applicant and the DoI and is not a material planning consideration. 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 in Article 4(2) 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.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 25.08.2020 Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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