DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 19/00608/B Applicant: Mr Chris Swales Proposal: Replacement of existing glazed conservatory roof with tile Site Address: Thie Corneil Bayr Grianagh Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1HL Planning and Enforcement Assistant: Miss Vanessa Wilson Photo Taken: 11.07.2019 Site Visit: 11.07.2019 Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 16.07.2019 _________________________________________________________________

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.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This decision relates to the following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 24th May 2019: o Drawing No. 271-01 - Existing & Proposed roof plan, site location plans, photos _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report THE APPLICATION SITE

1.1 The application site is the residential curtilage of Thie Corneil, Bayr Grianagh, Castletown, which is situated on the eastern corner plot at the junction of Bayr Grianagh and Arbory Road. The existing property is two storeys high and pebble dashed.

1.2 There is a conservatory at the side of the dwelling facing Arbory Road, which has an ornate roof finished in UPVC which has a pebble dash brick plinth. The conservatory can be seen from Arbory Road, with the conservatory roof being visible from the side of the property. THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 The current planning application seeks approval to replace the existing UPVC conservatory roof with a modern tiled roof. The proposed tile roof will be finished in Shingle Metrotile lightweight roof tiles to match the existing dwelling, with the glazing on three elevations. The pebble dashed plinth will remain the same. PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The previous planning applications are not considered to be specifically material in the assessment of the current application. PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as Predominantly Residential on the Area Plan for the South.

4.2 When looking at strategic plan policy the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 of specific relevance to the assessment of this application is General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 states "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development:

• b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them;
• c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality;

• n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption."

REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 Highway Services have No Highways Interest in this application (26.06.2019).

5.2 No comments have been received from Castletown Commissioners at the time of writing this report.

ASSESSMENT 6.1 The existing conservatory sits to the side of the property and can be seen from a public vantage point of Arbory Road. The proposed roof tiles would be similar in appearance to the existing roof of the main house and are likely to provide a constant and unbroken appearance through the side elevation of the property facing Arbory Road enhancing the overall appearance; as such the character of the existing property and streetscene would not be significantly impacted.

6.2 Overall it is expected that the new roof system will provide the conservatory with a better thermal quality and a more comfortable internal environment throughout both the summer and winter months. It's likely that the energy efficiency of the conservatory will improve.

6.3 It is unlikely that there will be any impact on visual or other amenity from either of the neighbouring properties. CONCLUSION - 7.1 For the above reasons the proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and therefore acceptable. INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• (b) 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;
• (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated.

8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status.

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.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 18.07.2019 Determining officer

Signed : S CORLETT Sarah Corlett Principal Planner

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