11 August 2021 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Exchange House, 5, Athol Street, Port St. Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5ds
The site is an existing building on the western side of Athol Street in Port St Mary, sharing a large dormer and balcony with the neighbour, overlooking the bay. The proposal widens the balcony doorway to fit three bi-folding doors and installs glazed balustrades without increasing projection.
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The officer assessed the proposal in the context of the existing balcony on the site and the wider neighbour's balcony, noting that widening the patio doors to 2.9m with three-panel glazing and glazed…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or amenity. Officer assessed the balcony's scale and design changes as not harming streetscene or locality due to existing features.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Protects town character by avoiding coalescence and using local materials in design. Proposal's minor alterations to existing dormer/balcony deemed to maintain separation and character without requiring new materials.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires new development to positively contribute to environment, potentially via Design Statement. Assessed as compliant through overall design fitting existing streetscene.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character. Glazed balustrades and widened doors found to have negligible impact, unlike noted issues with oversized dormer windows.
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 objections
Do not oppose
Both DOI Highways Division and Port St Mary Commissioners have no objections to the proposed widening of the second floor doorway to balcony and replacement of steel balustrading with toughened glass.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised that a licence may be necessary for the positioning of equipment and materials in the highway.
Port St Mary Commissioners
No ObjectionPort St Mary Commissioners had No Objections to the following applications: P21/00697/B Exchange House, 5 Athol Street, Port St Mary.
