9 June 2015 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
St. Marys House, 10, High Street, Port St. Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5dr
The application involves minor alterations to a two-storey mid-terraced dwelling in Port St Mary, including replacing existing non-original rear dormer windows with less prominent Velux combination roof lights (measuring 2.8x1.7m and 1.9x1.7m), enlarging the master bedroom rear window to 1.9x1.6m, and re-roofing with n…
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 and Environmental Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, concluding it accords as it respects the site and surroundings in scale, …
General Policy 2
Requires development in line with Area Plan zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or amenity. Officer found proposal complies as roof lights less prominent than existing dormers, window enlargement minimal and fitting terrace variation, no harm to character or amenity.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Assessed as acceptable since changes reduce visual prominence, do not detract from locality or harm nearby Registered Building, with sympathetic materials.
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.
do not object providing the modifications do not impinge on the privacy of neighbouring properties
Port St Mary Commissioners have no objection to application 15/00453/B provided modifications do not impinge on the privacy of neighbouring properties.
Key concern: inconsistency in Planning Department advice on dormer windows being 'out of balance'
Port St Mary Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionI have no objection to planning application 15/00453/B providing the modifications to not impinge on the privacy of neighbouring properties.; There seems to be an inconsistency in approach and advice from the Planning Department.; It is difficult to imagine that any alterations to St Mary's House could detract from the Sail Loft on the scale of the impact achieved by the new build structure...
Conditions requested: modifications must not impinge on the privacy of neighbouring properties
