19 May 2021 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Heathfield House, Patrick Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1br
The proposal involves demolishing small existing side extensions made of Peel sandstone with lean-to roofs and replacing them with a larger single storey extension that ties into an existing annex, featuring a steeper slate roof to match the main house, powder-coated bi-fold doors, and a new side door in the annex.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2, which requires development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of siting, scale, design, and amenity, without adversely affecting …
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect character, amenity, road safety, or trees. Officer assessed the extension complies as it adds little mass, is not publicly visible, screened by retained wall, no amenity/highway impacts, and Arboricultural Officer confirmed no tree risk.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character/appearance. Officer found works preserve character as none are publicly visible from outside the site.
Environment Policy 34
Expresses preference for traditional materials in pre-1920s buildings. Non-traditional materials not publicly visible nor adversely affecting character given design/location, so policy not failed despite lack of full traditional compliance.
Environment Policy 3
Protects trees. Arboricultural Officer confirmed no risk to trees in Protected Tree Area 2032 from the works.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no flood risk management interest in this proposal
no highway interest in the application
visited the site and confirmed no risk from the works to any of the trees on site
works are modest and principally hidden; no objection to the demolition and new works; request photographic record
Multiple statutory consultees including Flood Risk Management, Highways, Arboricultural Officer, and IOM Natural History and Antiquarian Society responded to application 21/00266/B with no objections; IOMNHAS recommended a historic building survey condition despite the late submission.
Key concern: loss of interior wall(s) subdividing the main house at ground floor level into four principal rooms
Department of Infrastructure Flood Risk Management Division
No ObjectionNFRMI; No Flood Risk Management interest
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionNHI; No Highways Interest
DEFA Arboricultural Officer
No ObjectionForestry have no objections or further comments about this proposal as it will have no impact to the existing trees on the property.
Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society
Conditional No ObjectionHeathfield House is constructed in the neo-classic style and is believed to have been constructed about 1827.; The Society has no objections to the demolition of existing extension and construction of new breakfast room as this has negligible impact on the main house.; The Society would be pleased to see a condition to this effect.
Conditions requested: a full photographic Historic Building Photographic Survey should be undertaken internally and externally by or on behalf of the Conservation / Registered Buildings Officer and Manx National Heritage with a copy being supplied to the latter’s Museum and Library
