DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 21/00805/B Applicant: Mr Richard Thompson Proposal: Application of render to exposed brick work (not including chimney, garage or honeycombed decorative brick) Site Address: 13 The Meadows Kirk Michael Isle Of Man IM6 1EU Planning Officer: Miss Lucy Kinrade Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 22.09.2021 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. 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.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The application complies with GP2 (b), (c) and (g) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and to meet with the principles of the Residential Design Guidance 2021.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to Site Plan, Site Location Plan, 2 x google images, application dwelling photographs, 4 x house elevation drawings and covering letter all date received 22/07/2021. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status

Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The application site is the residential curtilage of 13 The Meadows, an existing two storey dwelling located within a small residential estate in Kirk Michael. The existing dwelling is

• set towards the south west corner of the estate and has rear garden boundaries that join with the Glen Wyllin Campsite and the Dismantled Railway Line.
• 1.2 The dwelling is finished in a mix of red brick to the ground floor, attached garage and chimney stack, and clad in red tiles to first floor. The roof is part hipped and part pitched throughout.
• 1.3 The surrounding estate comprises a mix of dwelling size, style and designs, including a mix of brick and render finishes, full render finish, brown brick and tile hang and full pebbledash render.

2.0 PROPOSAL - 2.1 The current application seeks approval for the rendering over of the existing red brick, with exception to the chimney stack, garage and honeycombed brick.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 There are no previous planning applications considered materially relevant in the assessment of the current application. There have been no applications at the site since its original approval in the 90's.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site is located within a 'residential' area on the Kirk Michael Local Plan. Given the nature of the application the most relevant policy in the assessment of the application is General Policy 2 from the IOM Strategic Plan and the general design principles contained within the Residential Design Guidance 2021 particularly in respect of visual appearance any streetscene context and neighbouring amenity and outlook.

5.0 REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the government's website. This report contains summaries only. - 5.1 Michael Commissioners - No Objection (dated 05/08/2021) - 5.2 Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division - no highways interest 11/08/2021 - 5.3 Neighbours' views - No comments received.

6.0 ASSESSMENT - 6.1 In the case of this application the surrounding streetscene comprises a mix of dwelling designs, styles and appearances and the proposed alterations in respect of the render application is not considered to result in any adverse visual impacts on the existing dwelling in its own right, nor which would detract from the overall character and appearance of the already varied streetscene. The proposals would of course notably change the visual appearance of dwelling from neighbouring dwellings, but this is not considered to be a negative change so as to adversely impact their general outlook or amenity.

7.0 CONCLUSION - 7.1 The proposal is considered acceptable and to comply with GP2 (b), (c) and (g) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and to meet with the principles of the Residential Design Guidance 2021.

8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf);

• (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and
• (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.

8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 23.09.2021 Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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