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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Application No. : 19/00193/B Applicant : Mr & Mrs Chad Wilby Proposal : Alterations, erection of rear extension, replacement of front porch and replacement of existing glazed conservatory roof with tiles Site Address : 7 Erin Way Port Erin Isle of Man IM9 6EF

Senior Planning Officer: Mr Thomas O'Connor Photo Taken : 03.04.2019 Site Visit : 03.04.2019 Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation

Recommendation

Recommended Decision:

Permitted Date of Recommendation: 18.04.2019 __

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.

C 2. All external alterations and finishes to the building shall be in accordance with those indicated in the approved drawing JTM1901-P-04. All work of making good shall be finished to match exactly the existing building fabric in respect of type, size, colour, bond, pointing, coursing, jointing, profile and texture.

Reason: In the interests of maintaining and enhancing the character and appearance of the site.

Plans/Drawings/Information:

This decision relates to Site Location Plan No. JTM11901-P-00; Existing Site, Ground & First Floor Plans JTM1901-P-01; Existing Elevations JTM1901-P-02; Proposed Site, Ground & First Floor Plans JTM1901-P-03 and Proposed Elevations JTM1901-P-04 submitted in support of the application dated stamped and received on 22nd February 2019.

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Interested Person Status - Additional Persons

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Officer’s Report

1.0 THE APPLICATION SITE 1.1 The site consists of a previously extended mid-20th century bungalow dwelling with front and rear curtilage located within a street of similar located within the settlement of Port Erin. To the north is located the railway line with the railway station located nearby.

2.0 THE PROPOSAL 2.1 This application proposes further alterations to this dwelling, namely:

Front Elevation: Demolition of the existing centrally positioned flat roof sun room porch and its replacement with a 2200mm deep by 3000mm wide solid porch structure with the door positioned to the side and a single casement window facing forward. Heights of this structure would be 2800mm to the eaves and 3750mm to the apex of the subsidiary hipped tiled roof set into the main roof. External finishes would consist of white render walls, white upvc windows and doors and a Double Roman roof-tile, all to match the existing on the main house;

Rear elevation Removal of the existing glazed roof on the 4200mm deep rear conservatory extension and its re-roofing using a brown Metrolite or similar lightweight roofing tile. The external dimensions and roof height of the conservatory would remain unaltered and existing upvc windows retained.

Replacement of two rear windows with a single window.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY (recent and relevant) o 12/00673/B- Alterations and erection of a single storey extension and first floor extension to dwelling - permitted; o 07/02167/B - Alterations consisting of the erection of dormer windows and the erection of a conservatory to the rear elevation.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY 4.1 In terms of land use designation the application site is located within a wider area of land this is designated as predominantly residential under the Area Plan for the South 2013.

4.2 General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 is more specific in land use zoning and 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;

5.0 REPRESENTATIONS 5.1 Port Erin Commissioners resolved to support in their meeting of 9th April 2019.

5.2 Neighbours: No observations received

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6.0 ASSESSMENT 6.1 The most observable alteration to the building would be the replacement of the flat roof conservatory porch (2250mm wide by 1600mm deep) with a more substantial solid porch (2250mm deep by 3000mm in width) This would have a hipped roof inset in to the main front roof of the dwelling with heights of 2850mm to the eaves and 3750mm to the ridge of the subsidiary roof. Though a substantial increase in size in respect of the porch it would replace, the proposal would continue to occupy a broadly central location within the front elevation and set back within the curtilage from the street. In terms of design, maintaining the existing eaves level and introducing the use of a tiled hipped roof would result in a visual improvement to the previous porch that would be more in keeping with the character of the dwelling and its location. As before, the proposed porch would not result in any adverse impacts upon the amenities of neighbouring dwellings and be an improvement in terms of design scale and materials used serving to better maintain the character of the dwelling from the front elevation.

6.2 Alterations to the rear would not involve any additional extension to the conservatory/sunroom and require only the removal of the existing glazed roof and its replacement with a lightweight tiled roof together with the replacement of two existing windows with a single unit. Existing roof and eaves lines would be maintained with the existing fenestration being retained and the reduction in windows will have no material impact on the appearance of the property or its impact on the living conditions of those in nearby dwellings.

6.3 The proposal would result in a material improvement to the character and appearance of the dwelling with no discernible adverse impacts upon the residential amenities of neighbours and an improvement in the visual amenity of the dwelling, particularly when viewed from the street. On balance, the proposed development would be in accordance with paragraphs b, c & g of General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Local Plan 2016.

7.0 RECOMMENDATION 7.1 It is recommended that the planning application be approved.

8.0 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: 23.04.2019

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Determining officer

Signed : S CORLETT Sarah Corlett

Principal Planner

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