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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Application No. : 24/91318/B Applicant : Mr Ken MCGovern Proposal : Removal of chimney stack Site Address : 5 Falcon Cliff Terrace Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4AU
Planning Officer: Peiran Shen Photo Taken : Site Visit : Expected Decision Level :
Recommendation
Recommended Decision:
Permitted Date of Recommendation: 23.12.2024 __
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The demolition of the chimney maintains the appearance of the existing house and does not harm the character and streetscene of the area. It is considered to comply with the General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan and the Residential Design Guide July 2021
Plans/Drawings/Information;
This approval relates to the documents, location plan, site plan, Proposed and Approved Front Elevations, Proposed and Approved Left Elevations, Existing and Approved Rear Elevations, which have all been received on 20th November 2024. __
Right to Appeal
It is recommended that the following organisations should NOT be given the Right to Appeal: Douglas Borough Council - No objection Department of Infrastructure - No objection
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Officer’s Report
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1.0 THE SITE 1.1 The site is 5 Falcon Cliff Terrace, two terraced houses located on the east of Falcon Cliff Terrace. One is an end-of-terrace, and the other is a mid-terrace. There are two chimneys, both on the side elevation.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL 2.1 The proposal is to demolish the side chimney of the end-of-terrace.
3.0 PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 Demolition of attached garage and erection of replacement 2 storey house was APPROVED under PA 22/01293/B. The approved house is the end-of-terrace house in the current application.
4.0 PLANNING POLICY Site Specific 4.1 The site is within an area designated as Predominantly Residential in the Area Plan for the east.
Strategic Policy 4.2 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application: o General Policy 2 (b) (c) (g)
PPS and NPD 4.3 No planning policy statement or national policy directive is considered materially relevant to this application.
5.0 OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS Strategy and Guidance 5.1 The Residential Design Guide (July 2021) contains the following guidance that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application: o Chapter 5 Architectural Details
6.0 REPRESENTATIONS 6.1 Douglas Borough Council has no objection to this application (06.12.2024).
6.2 DoI Highway Services states there is no highway interest in this application (03.12.2024).
7.0 ASSESSMENT Elements of Assessment 7.1 The key considerations of this application are its impact on the house itself and the character and streetscene of the area.
Design of the House Itself 7.2 The demolition of the chimney is not considered to harm the design of the house as a whole.
Character and Streetscene 7.3 Removal of the chimney is not considered to harm the character of the area.
8.0 CONCLUSION 8.1 The demolition of the chimney maintains the appearance of the existing house and does not harm the character and streetscene of the area. Therefore, it is considered to comply
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with the General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan and the Residential Design Guide July 2021 and is recommended for an approval.
9.0 RIGHT TO APPEAL AND RIGHT TO GIVE EVIDENCE 9.1 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 sets out the process for determining planning applications (including appeals). It sets out a Right to Appeal (i.e. to submit an appeal against a planning decision) and a Right to Give Evidence at Appeals (i.e. to participate in an appeal if one is submitted).
9.2 Article A10 sets out that the right to appeal is available to: o applicant (in all cases); o a Local Authority; Government Department; Manx Utilities; and Manx National Heritage that submit a relevant objection; and o any other person who has made an objection that meets specified criteria.
9.3 Article 8(2)(a) requires that in determining an application, the Department must decide who has a right to appeal, in accordance with the criteria set out in article A10.
9.4 The Order automatically affords the Right to Give Evidence to the following (no determination is required): o any appellant or potential appellant (which includes the applicant); o the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture, the Department of Infrastructure and the local authority for the area; o any other person who has submitted written representations (this can include other Government Departments and Local Authorities); and o in the case of a petition, a single representative.
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I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Acting 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 and/or rights to appeal.
Decision Made: Permitted Date: 23.12.2024
Determining officer
Signed : A MORGAN Abigail Morgan Acting Head of Development Management
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