25 May 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Flat, 29a, Malew Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ad
The site is a three-storey terraced dwelling at 29A Malew Street, Castletown, with a narrow frontage and traditional timber sliding sash windows featuring vertical glazing bars, contributing positively to the Conservation Area streetscene.
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The officer concluded the proposal fails to comply with Circular 1/98 and Environment Policy 35 because replacement windows readily visible from the public thoroughfare must have the same method of op…
Environment Policy 35
Requires development within Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area and protect special features. The officer assessed the window replacement as failing this test due to loss of traditional sliding sash style, which contributes to the streetscene's character formed by vertically proportioned sashes on plain frontages. Recent precedents reinforced that casements do not preserve or enhance.
General Policy 2
Cited in refusal reason alongside EP35 and Circular 1/98 as breached by harm to Conservation Area character from non-traditional window style. The proposal's detrimental impact on the dwelling's and area's appearance failed the policy's implied requirement for development to respect local character.
