18 January 2012 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
Tower Building, Strand Road, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6he
The proposal involves replacing existing timber sliding sash windows at first floor level of the front elevation with uPVC top hung outward opening casements featuring a 50/50 split. The property is a three-storey end-of-terrace building with basement in a prominent corner plot within a Mixed Use zoned area, recently a…
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The site is an end-of-terrace property in a Mixed Use area, prominent in the street scene. The officer assessed against Planning Circular 1/98 category c) for buildings erected before 1921 retaining o…
Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows
Applies to category c) buildings erected before 1921 not in higher categories but largely retaining original character, specifically in urban settings where principal elevations are visible from public thoroughfares. Requires replacement windows in such elevations to preferably have the same method of opening as originals, same/similar glazing bars and frame sections regardless of material. The officer tested the first floor front elevation windows (visible/prominent), finding the 50/50 split glazing similar to original sliding sash despite uPVC casement material and top-hung opening.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the installation of replacement windows at first floor level in the front elevation as shown on Location Plan, Letter and Photographs received 12th December 2012
recommended that the application be approved
