23 July 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
4, Crosby Terrace, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5dg
Mrs Mary Maylott applied to replace the existing timber front door and frames at her terraced house in the residential Crosby Terrace with a mahogany finish uPVC door, side panels, and fanlight. The site is within a Conservation Area in Douglas, zoned residential under the Douglas Local Plan 1998.
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The officer described the submitted application as 'very poor' because no scaled drawings were provided, only a 'wholly inadequate' photomontage of the proposed door imposed over the existing one, pre…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 requires development to respect visual amenities and character. The officer assessed the proposal as contrary due to its design and external appearance failing to preserve or enhance the Conservation Area, making it an alien feature in the streetscene.
Environment Policy 35
ENV35 states that within Conservation Areas, only development preserving or enhancing character/appearance will be permitted, protecting special features. The replacement uPVC door was found not to preserve or enhance due to modern materials replacing timber, detrimental to character despite previous rear window permissions.
no objection
no response noted, consulted but no objection implied
