25 March 2015 · Director of Planning and Building Control
Melrose, Four Roads, Port St. Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5lq
The proposal involves removing a chimney stack from the rear elevation of a three-storey outrigger at Melrose, a mid-terraced house in a residential area of Port St Mary, with the resulting aperture to be tiled over and no replacement chimney. The site is zoned Residential under the Area Plan for the South 2013.
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The officer considered the impact of removing the rear chimney stack on the appearance of the main dwelling within the street scene and wider area, noting that chimneys can add character but this one …
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning and other policies, provided it respects the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, form, design, does not adversely affect townscape character or residential amenity. The officer tested the chimney removal against these criteria, particularly visual impact on the street scene and locality, concluding it would not significantly harm appearance or amenity as the chimney does not contribute to character and is not prominently visible.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no objection
Port St Mary Commissioners have no objection in principle to the removal of a rear chimney stack at Melrose, Four Roads, Port St Mary.
Port St Mary Commissioners
No ObjectionI have no objection, in principle, to the removal of a chimney at the rear of the property.; there appears to be a requirement to construct fake or pretend chimneys to match existing properties. but that does not apply here if the chimney is not at the gable ends.
