26 November 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
24, Church Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1hl
The proposal involved installing replacement top-hung casement uPVC windows and a white uPVC front door with an arch-headed glazed section on the front elevation of a three-storey Victorian terraced house in Peel's Conservation Area.
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The officer considered the proposal against Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, which requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance the area's character a…
Environment Policy 35
ENV35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 requires that within Conservation Areas, only development which preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Area will be permitted, protecting special features from inappropriate development. The officer tested the uPVC door against this, finding it failed as it introduced an inappropriate non-traditional feature. The windows passed as they matched existing non-traditional casements in a mixed street scene.
Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows
For buildings in Conservation Areas, windows readily visible from public thoroughfares must match the original method of opening, pattern, and frame sections if replacing originals; material is not specified as preferred. The officer noted originals were likely timber sliding sashes but existing were casements, so proposed uPVC casements matching existing were acceptable despite not being traditional, given street variety and policy allowance for material.
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