7 February 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
53, Malew Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ae
The proposal involved replacing two existing sliding sash windows on the first and second floors of the rear elevation of 53 Malew Street, a narrow mid-terraced dwelling, with new casement windows matching the original two-over-two glazing pattern and frame sections.
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The site is within Castletown Conservation Area, requiring development to preserve or enhance character per Environment Policy 35 and Policy 6 of Planning Circular 1/98.
General Policy 2
From Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007; relevant to development in designated areas like Conservation Areas. Assessed as compliant since proposal preserves character through matching window details and non-harmful rooflights.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character and protect special features. Officer tested rear windows (not visible from streets), front rooflights (invisible from public), and rear rooflights (matching local precedents), finding no harm.
Condition 6 of PA 02/0712/B
From Planning Circular 1/98; for windows not visible from public thoroughfares, requires same/similar glazing bar pattern but allows non-original opening method. Proposal matches pattern and sections despite casement change, tested specifically on rear elevation.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the installation of replacement windows to the rear elevation and four velux windows to the roof; as shown in the Google aerial photograph (which has the correct red outline of the site), the 1:500 site plan, drawing of the replacement windows, drawings of the rear elevation, detail of the replacement windows, drawing of the proposed roof plan and detail of the proposed velux windows, all date stamped 1 December 2010.
approved
