Officer Report 05/92373/GB

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Officer's Report

Site

The application proposes the installation of velux heritage style roof light to the rear elevation of Ivydene, Little Switzerland, Douglas. The property is a large detached dwelling which is located on the edge of a small housing estate / area, to the east of Victoria Road has a variety of styles of housing. Due to the high standard / age of the properties along Little Switzerland the area is within the Little Switzerland Conservation Area, the applicant's property is also a Registered Building and therefore an application for Registered Building Consent (05/92373/CON) has also been submitted. The Area along Little Switzerland has also been zoned under the Douglas Local Plan Order 1998 as an area of predominately residential use.

Planning History

The property has had a recent Planning Refusal for the installation of roof light (05/01155/GBPART), the grounds for the refusal were; the proposed roof light is far too large, and would be out of keeping with the original architectural treatment of the house; the development would thus affect adversely the appearance and integrity of a Registered Building standing within a Conservation Area.

The same application also included, Registered building consent for the provision of en-suite bathroom to existing roof space bedroom (05/01155/GBPART) which did benefit from a Planning Approval.

Proposal

The proposal is for the installation of a single velux heritage style roof light on the rear elevation (south east elevation) of the dwelling, which has a width of 0.55 metres and a height of 0.98 metres; The roof light will provide natural light into the en suite bathroom.

Consultations

We have received no privately written representations objecting to the application.

Assessment / Recommendation

Normal practice for the installation of roof lights to a property within a Conservation Area or a Registered Building is that the roof light must be a Conservation Roof light / velux Heritage style roof light, not a velux roof light. In this case the appropriate roof light has been proposed would not a detrimental affect upon the building or that of the Conservation Area due to its orientation on the rear of the property and not seen from the street scene but also because of its design and size.

For this reason the proposal would seem to be appropriate in this location and therefore my recommendation is for an approval.

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 16.02.2006

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal

• : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing D.550.03 REV A all received on 14th December 2005.

C3. as per C3 on 05/92373/CON 4

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted ________ Date : 11/6/2006

Signed :

M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control