20 August 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
5, Queen Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1ag
The proposal involved installing replacement UPVC windows and doors at 5-7 Queen Street, part of a terrace of early 19th-century vernacular dwellings listed on the Protected Buildings Register (RB108) due to their surviving architectural features.
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The officer judged that replacing painted timber windows and doors with UPVC fails the statutory test in Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, as the Department must have special regar…
Town and Country Planning Act 1999 Section 16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
Requires the Department to have special regard to preserving the building, its setting, or features of special architectural or historic interest. The officer assessed that UPVC replacement fails this test as it does not preserve the timber features on this significant 19th-century vernacular terrace.
Strategic Policy 4
Proposals must protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Registered Buildings. UPVC judged not to protect or enhance the building.
Environment Policy 32
Extensions or alterations to Registered Buildings affecting special interest not permitted. Replacement harms the building's character as a surviving example of working-class dwellings.
Environment Policy 34
Preference for traditional materials in Registered Buildings. UPVC is a clear departure with no justification provided.
General Policy 2
Development must respect site/surroundings in scale, form, design and not adversely affect townscape character. Proposal fails to respect the building and Conservation Area.
Environment Policy 35
Within Conservation Areas, only development preserving or enhancing character permitted. UPVC does not preserve or enhance Peel Conservation Area.
RB/5 Alterations and Extensions
Presumption against alterations affecting special character unless justified; full info required on impact. No convincing case made for UPVC over repair or identical timber replacement.
no highways interest in the application
Highway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in application 24/00723/GB, indicating no highway concerns.
Highway Services HDC
No CommentHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: ... • 24/00723/GB
