Officer Report

Application No.: 17/00791/B Applicant: Ms Carolyn Moses Proposal: Replacement of existing glazed conservatory roof with tiles Site Address: Mill Kent Bridge Road Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 3DQ Case Officer : Mr Edmond Riley Expected Decision Level: Officer delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 29.08.2017 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

• C 1. 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.

• C 2. Unless otherwise agreed in writing in advance with the Department, the replacement conservatory roof shall be of the colour shown on the photosheet accompanying the application and which is date-stamped as having been receive 25th July 2017.

The Plans on which this recommendation is based are;

The development hereby approved relates to Drawing 01, date-stamped as having been received 25th July 2017.

_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status

By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• o The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;

• o The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any
• other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• o Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material, which in this case includes Highway Services of the Department of Infrastructure, and
• o The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated.

With effect from 1 June 2015, the Transfer of Planning & Building Control Functions Order 2015 amends the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 to give effect to the meaning of the word 'Department' to be the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture unless

• otherwise directed by that Order. _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE APPLICATION SITE - 1.1 The site is the residential curtilage of Mill Kent, a large, bungalow situated in large and heavily landscaped grounds abutting a private lane to the northwest, which provides access to the A7 to the northeast. This lane is also part of the long distance footpath system. The property is a modern bungalow with conservatories and raised patio on the southern elevation.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION - 2.1 Full planning approval is sought for the replacement of the easternmost of the two conservatories' existing polycarbonate roof with a 'metrotile' roofing system. This would have the same segmentation as the existing conservatory roof, while the finish would be designed to match that of the existing dwelling - brown interlocking roof tiles. The existing finial atop the conservatory would not be replaced.

- 3.0 PLANNING HISTORY

3.1 There are no applications judged to be of particular material relevance to the assessment of this application, although it is noted that a large proportion of the existing dwelling's roof is obscured by the presence of solar panels, approved under PA 11/00632/B. - 4.0 THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

4.1 The site is specifically designated as Low Density Housing in Parkland on the Area Plan for the South, but although it is named in the Plan and has a code ((c)) it does not carry any particular description as to how the site should be managed, development-wise. Accordingly, the application falls to be assessed against General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan. - 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 Highway Services of the DoI stated the proposal had no highway implications on 18.08.2017. - 6.0 ASSESSMENT

6.1 The proposed new roof would enable the existing conservatory to better reflect, visually, the existing dwelling. The improvement in thermal efficiency is also to be welcomed. The proposed alterations is therefore concluded to be acceptable and the application is recommended for approval.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 30.08.2017

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Director of Planning and Building Control/Head of Development Management/Senior Planning Officer in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Determining officer (delete as appropriate)

Signed :…………………………………….. Chris Balmer Senior Planning Officer Signed :……………A MORGAN Abigail Morgan Senior Planning Officer Signed :…………………………………….. Sarah Corlett Senior Planning Officer