20 February 2009 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Alpine Cottage, 7, Ridgeway Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1ht
The application proposed installing replacement white PVC sliding sash windows with external glazing bars and decorative horns on the front elevation of a residential property. Amended plans were submitted on 14 January 2009 with a revised Georgian bar matrix, though the design remained white PVC sliding sash.
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The site is within a predominantly residential area under the Onchan Local Plan, where Policy O/RES/P/21 supports extensions and alterations appropriate in scale, massing, design, appearance and impac…
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires that extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the window replacement as compliant given its improvement over existing windows and location in a residential area.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site/surroundings in scale/form/design, does not adversely affect character/amenity, and meets other criteria like access/safety. Paragraph 8.12.1 presumes in favour of extensions in built-up areas without adverse impacts. Replacement windows satisfied as they improve appearance without harming character or neighbours.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the location plan and photograph date stamped the 3rd November 2008 and the windows specification date stamped the 14th January 2009.
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only (letters dated 2nd December 2008 and 3rd February 2009)
Approved
