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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Application No. : 22/01518/CON Applicant : Mr Philip Parr Proposal : Registered Building consent for demolition elements to PA 22/01517/B Site Address : 24 Derby Square Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 3LS
Technical Officer: Mr Thomas Sinden Photo Taken : Site Visit : Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 27.01.2023 __
Conditions and Notes for Approval
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
C 1. The works hereby granted registered building consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this consent.
Reason: To comply with paragraph 2(2)(a) of schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented registered building consents.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The application meets the tests of section 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, together with Strategic Policy 4 and Environment Policy 35 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 as the character of the conservation area is being protected and preserved. The application is therefore judged to be acceptable.
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This decision relates to drawings 100, 101, 102revB, 200revA and the other supporting information submitted on 19.12.2022.
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Interested Person Status - Additional Persons
None __
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Officer’s Report
1.0 THE SITE
1.1 The site is 24 Derby Square, a three storey mid terrace property on the south eastern corner of Derby Square and within the Windsor Road Conservation Area.
1.2 The rear elevation of the property has a typical pitched roof two storey outrigger with single storey pitched extension running back to the rear lane.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL
2.1 The application seeks retrospective consent to partly demolish the single storey rear extension, and also consent to demolish the existing two storey outrigger to facilitate its replacement.
3.0 PLANNING POLICY
3.1 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 S18 Designation of conservation areas (4) Where any area is for the time being a conservation area, special attention shall be paid to the desirability of preserving or enhancing its character or appearance in the exercise, with respect to any buildings or other land in the area, of any powers under this Act.
3.2 National policy: THE ISLE OF MAN STRATEGIC PLAN 2016 General Policy 2: (b) (c) (g). Strategic Policy 4. Environment Policies 34, 35.
3.3 Planning Policy Statements: 1/01 Policy and Guidance Notes for the Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man POLICY CA/2 SPECIAL PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS When considering proposals for the possible development of any land or buildings which fall within the conservation area, the impact of such proposals upon the special character of the area, will be a material consideration when assessing the application. Where a development is proposed for land which, although not within the boundaries of the conservation area, would affect its context or setting, or views into or out of the area; such issues should be given special consideration where the character or appearance of a conservation area may be affected.
4.0 PLANNING HISTORY
4.1 The most relevant historic applications on the property are application 96/01353/B, which refused the replacement of timber windows with UPVC, 09/01733/R which refused the installation of solar panels, and 12/01681/B that permitted the installation of replacement windows and doors to the rear ground floor annexe.
5.0 REPRESENTATIONS
5.1 No representations have been received.
6.0 ASSESSMENT
6.1 The principal issues with this application is judged to be the impact of the proposed alterations on the special character of the Douglas (Windsor Road) Conservation Area.
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6.2 The rear single storey extension that is proposed to be demolished (retrospectively) within the application was only visible to a very limited degree and was not judged to have any architectural merit. As such, the single storey rear extension is not judged to make a positive contribution to the character of the conservation area.
6.3 The application proposes to replace the two storey outrigger with one of on a slightly smaller footprint. The scale and form of the proposed replacement outrigger is considered to be such that the overall impact will be to preserve the character of the conservation area.
7.0 CONCLUSION
7.1 It is judged that the application meets the tests of section 18 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, together with strategic policy 4 and environment policy 35 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 as the character of the conservation area is being protected and preserved. It is therefore recommended that the application be approved.
8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS
8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Registered Buildings) Regulations 2013, the following are automatically interested persons: (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent; (b) Manx National Heritage; and (c) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated
8.2. In addition to those above, the Regulation 9(3) requires the Department to decide which persons (if any) who have made representations with respect to the application, should be treated as having sufficient interest in the subject matter of the application to take part in any subsequent proceedings relating to the application. __
I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.
Decision Made : Permitted
Date: 02.02.2023
Determining officer
Signed : J SINGLETON
Jason Singleton
Principal Planner
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