30 May 2019 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
24, Church Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1hl
The proposal involves replacing five existing white uPVC top hung casement windows on the front (east) elevation of 24 Church Street, a three storey Victorian terraced house in a terrace of thirteen properties in central Peel.
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The site is within the Peel Conservation Area in a mixed-use area, so the key test was whether the window replacement preserves or enhances the area's character per Environment Policy 35 (EP35).
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character and protect special features. Officer assessed proposed windows against this, finding they enhance character by improving on non-traditional existing casements through restored proportions, despite uPVC material, as they match existing glazing pattern.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires protection/enhancement of Conservation Areas. Considered relevant alongside EP35; proposal deemed compliant as it enhances the setting without harm.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man
Supports EP35 requirements. Officer concluded proposal accords with its conservation policies.
Planning Policy 1/98
States replacement windows should match originals in pattern and glazing bars, but allows relaxed approach if pattern retained. Section 8 prioritises design over materials; applied to justify uPVC sliding sashes as they retain glazing pattern.
Paragraph 9.16, Planning Circular 6/89
Requires alterations in Conservation Area sympathetic to existing building and setting. Proposal met this through design sympathetic to street scene variety.
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.
no highways interest
Peel Town Commissioners do not oppose the replacement windows proposal at 24 Church Street, Peel, with no conditions specified. Department of Infrastructure Highways Division has no highways interest.
Peel Town Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners do not oppose the proposals contained within these applications subject to any conditions stipulated below; h. 19/00419/B Replacement windows at 24 Church Street, Peel
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 01.05.19
