23 July 2015 · Director of Planning and Building Control
Glen Cottage, Glen Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7aj
Glen Cottage is a two-storey pre-1921 traditional Manx cottage on Glen Road in Laxey, with rendered cream walls, pitched slate roof, and currently unlawful top-opening casement windows that replaced original timber sliding sashes, subject to an ongoing enforcement notice.
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The property is prominent on the highway in Laxey Conservation Area, requiring development to preserve or enhance character per Environment Policy 35 and L/CRB/PR/4.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape character or local amenity. Officer assessed proposal complies as windows match original style/opening, preserving character in prominent conservation site.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Proposal tested for visual impact from highway; found to preserve character by replicating original sliding sash windows, outweighing uPVC material.
Conservation Area Policy 4 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires special attention in Conservation Areas to preserve/enhance character per Act. Officer applied to ensure windows maintain/enhance cottage's traditional appearance in prominent location.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before 11th March 2018. 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 decorative horns
Notwithstanding the approved drawing, the installed windows shall not have decorative horns. Reason: Generally with respect to Georgian windows, decorative horns are an inappropriate historical anachronism and, in view of the fact that the windows previously installed on the dwelling had no such horns, it is appropriate to require that any new windows are similarly simple in form and design.
recommended the application be approved
Laxey Village Commissioners recommend approval of the application for replacement windows at Glen Cottage.
Laxey Village Commissioners
Supportthe Board recommends approval of the application
