1 June 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
6, Mona Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1bd
The site is 6 Mona Street, Ramsey, a semi-detached two-storey property in the Ramsey Conservation Area within a mixed-use zoning under the Ramsey Local Plan. The proposal involves replacing five existing timber framed sliding sash windows on the first floor front elevation with top hung uPVC casement windows featuring …
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The officer considered the impact on the character of the property, streetscene, and Ramsey Conservation Area against Environmental Policy 35 and Planning Circular 1/98.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect character of townscape or amenity. Officer found proposal harms townscape character due to inappropriate window design in Conservation Area context.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. Proposal fails as it introduces inappropriate casement windows harming the area's appearance.
no objection
the proposal will have no highway implications
Ramsey Town Commissioners have no objection to the proposed window replacement. Highways Division has no highways interest.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No Objectionhave no objection to the proposal
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI
The original application to install replacement first floor windows at 6 Mona Street, Ramsey, was refused due to failure to preserve or enhance the Ramsey Conservation Area, as the proposed top-hung uPVC casements differed in opening method from the existing timber sliding sashes. The appellant argued the windows would match in size and pattern, improve on ground floor windows approved in 2005, and align with other approved uPVC examples. The inspector found the change from sliding sashes to top-hung opening contravened Planning Circular 1/98 and Environment Policy 35, harming the historic character despite existing uPVC nearby. Existing inappropriate uPVC was not a benchmark for future proposals. The appeal was dismissed on 16 October 2017, upholding the refusal.
Precedent Value
This appeal emphasises strict adherence to Planning Circular 1/98 in conservation areas: replacement windows must replicate original opening mechanisms. Future applicants should prioritise timber sliding sashes or equivalent in historic settings and avoid using substandard existing uPVC as justification.
Inspector: Ruth V MacKenzie BA(Hons) MRTPI
