14 June 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
18, Bridge Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1nf
The site is a two-storey mid-terrace vernacular dwelling in Bridge Street, one of Peel's oldest streets with a mix of 18th-century double-fronted houses and taller Victorian properties, contributing to the character of the Peel Conservation Area.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 35, which require development to respect site surroundings in scale, form, and design, and to preserve or enhance Cons…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or local amenity. Officer found proposal fails (b), (c), (g) due to disproportionate scale altering vernacular form and streetscene interest.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Proposal fails as raising walls destroys vernacular proportions, creates top-heavy form neither matching older nor Victorian neighbours, harming streetscene diversity and stepping.
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