30 May 2019 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
30, Arbory Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1lj
The proposal involves replacing the existing timber sliding sash windows with external glazing bars on the front elevation of a three-storey terraced dwelling in Castletown Conservation Area. The new windows are double-glazed UPVC but must replicate the existing method of opening, glazing panel proportions, and externa…
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The site is within Castletown Conservation Area, so Environmental Policy 35 requires development to preserve or enhance character, and Planning Circular 1/98 mandates replacement windows visible from …
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character and protect special features. Officer assessed the window replacement against this, finding it acceptable as the design maintains sliding sash style with external glazing bars, contributing to street scene character. Linked to condition 2 for design certainty.
General Policy 2
Cited in condition 2 alongside ENV35 to ensure development details match approved plans and preserve character. Officer confirmed proposal aligns with Strategic Plan policies overall.
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.
Window design match
The development, hereby approved, relates to the details received on the 5th April 2019. The windows frames on the front elevation, hereby approved, shall match the existing windows in terms of the method of opening and shall match the existing windows in terms of the design of the glazing panels, including proportions, and all glazing bars must be expressed externally. Reason: In the avoidance of doubt and in accordance with General Policy 2 and Environmental Policy 35 of The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.
no highways interest
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest in the application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 01.05.19