18 March 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Communal/Landlords, 23, Demesne Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 3dz
The proposal involves replacing the existing painted timber sliding sash windows on the front elevation of Four Winds, a large semi-detached Victorian property currently divided into residential flats, with uPVC sliding sash windows maintaining a 50/50 split and replicating arched heads.
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The site is within the Douglas (Woodbourne Road) Conservation Area, requiring development to preserve or enhance character per Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 and Policy 6…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 requires development to respect local character. Assessed as compliant since the windows replicate original features, preserving Conservation Area amenities.
Environment Policy 35
ENV35 requires preservation or enhancement of Conservation Areas. Proposal satisfies by matching sliding sash style and arched heads, unlike refused casements; street history supports sliding sashes only.
Policy 6 in Planning Circular 1/98 'The Alteration and Replacement of Windows'
Requires replication of original opening method and details in Conservation Areas; uPVC permitted. Proposal meets tests via 50/50 sliding sashes, conditioned for arched heads.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This application relates to the installation of replacement windows to the front elevation, as shown in the site/location plan and drawing of the front elevation, date stamped 31 January 2011.
Window design replication
The replacement windows must be in a pattern identical to the originals, in terms of method of opening and glazing pattern (i.e. 50/50 split sliding sashes). The arched window heads must be faithfully replicated in the window frames.
No objection
