18 July 2013 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M Balloghe)
15, Hildesley Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5au
The application proposed replacing the five existing white uPVC casement windows on the front of 15 Hildesley Road, a two-storey terraced dwelling in the Selbourne Drive Conservation Area, with new matching white uPVC casement windows.
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The key issue was the impact of the replacement windows on the streetscene and Selbourne Drive Conservation Area. The proposed double-glazed white uPVC casement windows replicate the existing ones in …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character, public views, or local amenity. Officer assessed front elevation windows against streetscene and Conservation Area, finding replication of existing features ensures no adverse impact on character.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Proposal enhances Area as windows match existing and are better than some local examples, with no inappropriate development.
Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows
In Conservation Areas, visible replacement windows must match original method of opening, glazing bars, and frame sections if repair impracticable. Existing non-original windows treated as baseline; proposed casements match existing opening method, style, and colour, complying fully.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out unless in full accordance with the following plans, received 4th July 2013: the Location Plan (ref.: 1); the Elevational Drawing (ref.: 3), and the details submitted by the window manufacturer (ref.: 4) and Part 8 of the Application Form to which this approval relates.
no objection
