DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 21/00813/B Applicant: Mr Kevin Long Proposal: Installation of replacement roof tiles Site Address: 39 Peel Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 4LU Planning Officer: Mr Peiran Shen Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 13.08.2021 _________________________________________________________________

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. This application is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to the submitted documents, location plan, site plan and photos datestamped as having been received on 28th June 2021 and the email received on 2nd August 2021.

_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The application site is the residential curtilage of 39 Peel Road, Douglas, a three-storey mid-terrace house located on the south of Peel road, close to the junction with Railway Terrace.

- 2.0 THE PROPOSAL

2.1 The current planning application seeks approval for the replacement of the roof tights of the whole building.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 There is no previous application considered materially relevant to this application.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 In terms of local plan policy, the application site is in an area designated as Predominantly Residential under the Area Plan for the East. - 4.2 In terms of strategic plan policy, the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains one policy that is considered specifically material to the assessment of the planning application: - 4.3 General Policy 2 states: "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development:

• b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them;
• c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality;

• n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption."

5.0 REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Douglas Borough Council has no objection to this application (23/07/2021). - 5.2 DoI Highway Services states there is no highway interest in this application (2020).

6.0 ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The proposed roof tiles would not have an adverse impact on the character and street scene of the area. Therefore, the design is considered acceptable.

7.0 CONCLUSION - 7.1 For the reasons that the proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan, it is recommended for an approval.

8.0 INTEREST 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 which 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

• 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: 20.08.2021 Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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