18 June 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
19, Princes Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 1bb
The proposal involves replacing the original timber sliding sash windows on the front elevation of a three-storey Victorian terraced house with UPVC framed top-hung outward opening casements. The site is on a narrow street with a mix of original and modern replacement windows in similar properties.
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The officer noted the property retains its original character with original sliding sash windows, so Planning Circular 1/98 Policy C applies, requiring replacement windows in principal elevations visi…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in scale/form/design, not adversely affect townscape character or local amenity. Officer assessed the window replacement's impact on the streetscene and found it acceptable as not out of keeping with the evolved mix of original and modern windows, despite policy tension with window-specific guidance.
Planning Circular 1/98 'The Alteration and Replacement of Windows' category c)
For pre-1921 urban buildings outside Conservation Areas retaining original character, principal elevation replacements visible from public roads must match original opening method (sliding sash) and have similar glazing bars/frame sections. Proposal fails on opening method (top-hung casements vs sliding sash) but approximates glazing; overridden by streetscene evolution and precedents.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to the installation of replacement windows to front elevation as shown in the 1:50 scale proposed front elevation drawing received on 10 May 2012.
no objection to the proposals
