20 March 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
36, Arbory Street, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1ln
The application concerns 36 Arbory Street, a traditional three-storey end terrace house in Castletown's Conservation Area. The proposal replaces the existing inappropriate thermoclear sheeting on the rear extension's roof with natural slate and roof lights.
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The key issue was the potential impact on visual amenities of the street scene and Conservation Area. The roof section is on the eastern elevation adjacent to a private lane, making it not especially …
General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zones to respect site surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or local amenities. Officer assessed the roof replacement as more in keeping with natural slate, enhancing rather than harming the townscape, with no adverse impacts on amenities or highways.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. The replacement of thermoclear with slate was found to enhance the area's character, addressing the main visual amenity concern.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the installation of slate roof with roof lights to replace existing thermoclear sheeting on rear extension as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings D/3991/1 and D/3991/3 all received on 12th February 2013.
recommend approval subject to the imposition of a condition to contact the Highways Division
recommend that the application be approved
Castletown Town Commissioners approved planning application 13/00170/B at their board meeting on 18 February 2013.
Castletown Town Commissioners
SupportAt a meeting of the Board on 18/2/13, the following applications were considered and approved.; 13/00170/B and 13/00169/B
