6 May 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Flat 1, 28, Murrays Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3hp
The proposal involves replacing existing sliding sash windows with white uPVC casement windows and installing matching uPVC doors on the rear elevation and annexe of 28 Murrays Road, a mid-terraced residential property in Douglas that has been converted into three flats.
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The site is not within a Conservation Area or a Registered Building, and the works are to the rear elevation and annexe, not visible from public thoroughfares.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 from the Strategic Plan requires development to respect local character and amenity. The officer noted the site's location in a Predominantly Residential Use area per Douglas Local Plan but focused assessment on window-specific policy, finding no adverse impacts from rear alterations.
General Policy 7 part i (Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows - Category c buildings in urban setting)
For pre-1921 buildings not in principal elevations visible from public thoroughfares, requires same or similar pattern of glazing bars as originals, but not necessarily original opening method, regardless of material. Existing sliding sashes have 50/50 split with vertical glazing bar; proposed casements have 50/50 split without inner bar, but frame sections considered similar enough, with no significant alteration to appearance.
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 installation of replacement windows and doors to the rear elevation and annexe, as shown in drawing number G/4811/1, date stamped 23 March 2011.
