28 May 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Flour Mill, Mill Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7au
Laxey Glen Flour Mills is a mid-19th century mill complex still in use, located at Mill Road, Laxey, within an industrial area, Laxey Conservation Area, and at high risk of surface water flooding.
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The officer judged the replacement timber windows acceptable because they replicate the existing style and glazing bar arrangement as closely as possible, using timber frames, despite slightly thicker…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect and enhance local character and amenity. The officer found the window replacements respect the form and design of the existing building and the character of the surrounding townscape and landscape.
Strategic Policy 4
Supports protection of heritage assets. Assessed as compliant due to preservation of the registered building's special interest.
Environment Policy 32
Protects historic buildings. The proposals protect and preserve the building's special interest through replication of existing features.
Environment Policy 35
Safeguards conservation areas. Replacement windows in matching style and material preserve the area's character and appearance.
RB/3 General Criteria Applied in Considering Registered Building Applications
From Planning Policy Statements for Conservation of Historic Environment. Supports the assessment that proposals preserve historic fabric.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
From Planning Policy Statements for Conservation of Historic Environment. Relevant to maintaining architectural detailing like windows.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no highways interest
no objections
members generally supported the application, with comment regarding the style of windows
Highway Services HDC has no interest in the application, DEFA Inland Fisheries has no objections from a fisheries perspective, and Garff Commissioners generally support the replacement windows and doors but prefer Georgian style windows.
Key concern: preference for Georgian style windows over current 1930s design
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: 24/00379/GB
DEFA Inland Fisheries
No ObjectionDEFA, fisheries have no objections to this development from a fisheries perspective.
Garff Commissioners
SupportWhist members generally supported the application, they would have preferred to see the Georgian style windows similar to those installed when the Mill was originally built.
