1 March 2017 · Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Papermill, East Baldwin, Isle Of Man, IM4 5ep
The proposal involves demolishing the existing single-storey glazed conservatory on the west and south-west elevations of Papermill Cottage, a detached two-storey non-traditional dwelling in a rural wooded setting, and replacing it with a new masonry-built conservatory featuring brickwork external elevations, windows o…
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The officer noted that the proposals involve replacing existing structures with equivalents that 'are not expected to impact the character of the existing property or adversely impact the rural landsc…
Housing Policy 16
HP16 states: 'The extension of non-traditional dwellings or those of poor or inappropriate form will not generally be permitted where this would increase the impact of the building as viewed by the public.' The officer applied this given the site's location in an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and the non-traditional design of the property. The replacement conservatory and balcony roof were deemed not to increase public impact, as the works are on non-visible elevations.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development that respects site and surroundings in terms of siting, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect landscape character; does not harm local amenity; and regards energy reduction best practice. The officer assessed the proposal against criteria b, c, g, and n, finding the replacement works acceptable due to no change in visibility, no amenity harm, and energy improvements from insulated roofs.
Time limit
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals. This approval relates to drawing numbers 6324/PP/01, 6324/PP/002, 6324/PP/03, 6324/PP/04 date stamped and received 29/12/2016 and drawing numbers 6324/PP/05 and 6324/PP/06 date stamped and received 23/01/2017.
no highways interest in the current application
do not oppose the current application
Braddan Parish Commissioners have no objections to the application. Department of Infrastructure Highways Division has no highways interest.
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners considered the following applications at their meeting on 19 January 2017 and it was unanimously resolved that they had no objections to them; PA17/00011/B - Mr R Niven – Erection of replacement conservatory – Paper Mill, East Baldwin, Braddan
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 3-2-17; Code definition: NHI - No highways interest
