DEC Officer Report
PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Application No.: 24/00120/MCH Applicant: Mr & Mrs Karel Ver Elst Proposal: Rear elevation proposed opening to be reduced to provide a double glazed door to each floor only. Site Address: Queensgate 1A Queen Street Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1PB Planning Assistant: Mr Daniel Spencer Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 29.02.2024
Conditions and Notes for Approval
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions This approval only relates to the following (all shown and described in the information received on 14.02.2024): o Rear elevation proposed opening to be reduced to provide a double glazed door to each floor only. Plans/Drawings/Information;
This decision relates to the submitted APL Application Form, APL Drg 01 A Location + Existing Plans, APL Drg 02 A Existing Elevations, APL Drg 03 B Proposed Plans, APL Drg 04 A Proposed Elevations, APL Drg 05 2200929B Proposed Plans, APL Drg 06 2200929B Proposed Elevations submitted on the 14.02.2024 and AMD 24.01.15 Cover Letter submitted on the 29.02.2024.
Interested Person Status
Additional Persons _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report INTRODUCTION
The following application is to be assessed against the criteria set out in Part 3 - Minor Changes Applications of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 specifically Articles 21, 22, 23 and 24.
BASIS OF APPLICATION
- 21(1) This is the only minor changes application that has been made in respect of any particular grant of planning approval.
- PASS - relates to 22/00929/B
- 21(2)(a) The Minor Change Application relates to the grant of planning approval in respect of a building
- - PASS - relates to the conversion of building from offices to residential.
- 21(2)(b) The application specifies what minor changes are being sought
- - PASS - Rear elevation proposed opening to be reduced to provide a double glazed door to each floor only.
- 21(2)(b) The application specifies why the applicant considers the minor changes to be of a minor nature
- PASS - set out in the cover letter
- 21(2)(c)(i) The Minor Change Application does not increase the number of dwellings or buildings for which planning approval has been granted
- 21(2)(c)(ii)The Minor Change Application does not increase the net external footprint of a building for which planning approval has been granted
- 21(2)(c)(iii) The Minor Change Application does not alter the site for which planning approval has been granted and which was defined by a red line on the site location map by changing that line
- 21(2)(c)(iv) The Minor Change Application does not make material changes to the vehicular access arrangements for which planning approval has been granted
- 21(2)(c)(v) The Minor Change Application does not alter the conditions (if any) which have been imposed
- 21(2)(d)The Minor Change Application is not be made where the parent approval is less than 21 days old, subject to an undetermined appeal or has expired
- - PASS - original application approved 6th Oct 2022 APPLICATION CONTENT
- 22(3)(a) Application Form
- o Site location plan (with red/blue lines)
- o The planning approval that is the subject of the application
- o Explanation of changes being applied for and reasons why
- o drawings of the proposed minor changes with buildings and structures amended to indicate the changes
- o Flood risk assessment is not necessary in this case
- 22(3)(b) Provision of other documents specified on form but not in Schedule 1
- - PASS - No other documents provided
- - PASS - Dealt with at submission
- 22(6) Such further info as Department may request prior to determination (has anything further been requested and provided?
- PASS - None requested DETERMINATION
- 23(1)(a) The Minor Change does not significantly increase the size or scale of the development in question
- - PASS - does not increase size or scale. Reduction of windows on the rear elevations have no change on the size or scale of the development.
- 23(1)(b) The Minor Change does not significantly change the nature of the development in question
- - PASS - nature of original development is not changed
- 23(1)(c) The Minor Change does not result in an approval which, at the time of approval, complied with a Development Plan, National Policy Directive or a Planning Policy Statement, ceasing to do so
- - PASS - remains compliant
- 23(1)(d) The Minor Change does not result in new or increased adverse impacts on adjoining or neighbouring properties having a significant or disproportionate impact on the environment (irrespective of whether such impacts might be outweighed by other considerations)
- PASS - there will be no new or increased impacts compared with the parent approval.
- 23(1)(e) The Minor Change is not more than minor and is not of a magnitude to warrant a new application
- - PASS - considered minor
- 23(1)(e)The Minor Change does not otherwise fundamentally change the basis on which the grant was originally made.
- PASS - basis of original approval remains unchanged
- 23(2) If it does not do any of the above, must then be considered. - is the application considered acceptable?
- - PASS - acceptable NOTICE OF DECISION
- 24(2)(a) Set out whether all or some of the changes are accepted
- 24(2)(b) Set out whether any elements are refused, the reasons for that.
- N/A
I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status
Decision Made : Permitted Date : 07.03.2024 Determining officer
Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management
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