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The site is at no. 9 Mona Street, Ramsey and accommodates a two storey and of terrace property situated within the Conservation Area of Ramsey. The dwelling has plain cement rendered and painted finishes externally and is covered with a natural slate roof. Mona Street is a one way street running through from Dale Street to East Quay and does not have a great deal of passing pedestrian or vehicular traffic. The property directly abuts the public footpath and is in the course of being up-graded and modernised at the present time.
The proposal seeks to gain planning approval for the installation of seven white u.p.v.c framed, double glazed sliding sash windows which have been installed in existing openings to the main east Elevation facing directly on to Mona Street. The proposal also seeks approval for the installation of two windows abutting Union Lane at the side and rear of the property with one window on the west Elevation at ground floor level within an existing Kitchen and the other on the south elevation at first floor level situated within an existing Bathroom. All nine windows can be viewed by the general public from Mona Street and Union Lane. Within an enclosed rear yard, there is a white u.p.v.c framed single door with glazed aperture and a small white u.p.v.c framed window to one side of the door, both of which have been replaced within existing openings. This door and window are in a private yard with high wall abutting Union Lane and are not visible from any public viewpoint. At roof level within the rear outlet of the property, two new white u.p.v.c double glazed Velux roof windows have been installed with one situated above the existing Bathroom and the other set within the rear stair well leading to first floor level. In addition to the new windows, doors and Velux roof windows described, the existing timber door and frame adjacent to Mona Street, and forming the main entrance to the property, have been removed and replaced with a new composite, u.p.v.c. self-coloured insulated door and frame in the existing opening. The new door and frame has a glazed fanlight above in a similar manner to the previously installed front door. Alongside the main entrance door, an external electricity meter box has been installed to house the electricity meter supplied by Manx Utilities. All of the windows and doors were originally in place and the replacement items have been fitted fully within existing openings, no structural works have been undertaken to modify any of the openings.
A number of photographs are attached at APPENDIX 1 showing the new windows, doors and Velux roof windows installed to the property, The Velux roof window photographs have had to be taken internally as it is not possible to see them from any external public viewpoint.
The property was in a derelict state when purchased by my clients and was in need of a full internal refurbishment. My clients submitted a building regulation application to upgrade existing partitions internally together with installation of a new staircase to replace the original and installation of new sanitary, bathroom and kitchen fittings within the dwelling. As all works were internal, no planning application was submitted as none was required. The building regulation application was approved under application no.19/07067/DEX and works have been regularly inspected by the Building Control Officer. In addition to the approved works, my clients have removed the defective single glazed sliding sash windows to the east Elevation and replaced these with white u.p.v.c. framed double glazed sliding sash units. Similarly, other windows and doors have been replaced as described within PROPOSAL. My clients were unaware that planning approval was required for the replacement windows as they reflected the sliding sash nature of the existing windows they were replacing They were to be double glazed providing much improved thermal insulation qualities and, from a safety and security point of view, were a vast improvement over the defective single glazed timber framed sliding sash windows abutting the public footpath.
Similarly, my clients did not realise that planning permission would be required for installation of doors, windows and rooflights as previously described as most were being replaced in existing apertures and would be upgraded double glazed units providing much improved thermal insulation qualities over existing items.
Max Utilities asked for the meter box to be placed externally as part of the works as the incoming electricity main was being altered. Provision of an external meter box enabled them to read the meter without having to gain access into the property. Rather than having a surface mounted electricity box that would have protruded off the wall face, my clients created an aperture in the existing wall to enable the new meter box to sit full within the wall and have a flush finish with the external wall face that would not hinder pedestrians.
My clients were unaware that planning permission was required for the works to replace windows and doors, especially as no existing openings were being altered to accommodate the new items. As part of the general upgrading and improvement works to bring this property up to modern standard, it was a sensible option to replace all windows and doors, install double glazed units which would then improve thermal insulation, weatherproofing and security aspects for the refurbished dwelling. It would not have been a sensible option to fully upgrade the dwelling and leave existing sub-standard single glazed timber sliding sash widows and other windows and doors in place.
With regard to the full internal upgrade of the property to bring this dwelling "up to scratch" and be capable of being occupied once more, a building regulation application was submitted and approved to cover all internal works.
If this property would have been situated beyond the Conservation Area in the middle of Town, no planning permission would have been required for installation of replacement windows, doors, external meter box or Velux roof windows as all items would have either complied with the requirements of the Permitted Development Order or, simply would not have required any form of approval.
Apart from the fact that my clients were not aware of the need for planning approval for replacement items due to 9 Mona Street being situated within a Conservation Area, the majority of other residential properties in the immediate neighbourhood benefit from white u.p.v.c framed double glazed windows, most of them not traditional in nature or style, but, nonetheless, are in existence whether planning approval has bee granted or not for their replacement. Front doors have also been replaced and there are a number of properties that have external meter boxes. If one was to travel around to Market Place, a much more highly visible public location, there are replacement u.p.v.c framed double glazed windows dotted around many of the commercial properties together with external meter boxes generally insisted upon by Manx Utilities.
Give the number of properties already having white u,p.v.c windows, my clients, as part of their renovation works, proceeded with installation of the items without realising that planning approval would be required. At least the main public viewpoint of the property, from Mona Street itself, has sliding sash windows as replacement items rather than the "top hung" openers seen in some of the other neighbouring properties.
This photograph is taken from Mona Street showing the replacement white u.p.v.c framed double glazed sliding sash windows, replacement front door, frame and glazed fanlight over and external electricity meter box alongside the front door.
This photograph is taken from Union Lane showing the replacement kitchen window at ground floor level and the existing wall to the rear yard of no. 9 Mona Street.
This photograph is taken from Union Lane showing the replacement first floor bathroom window with newly built Studio in the background (with double glazed, modern style u.p.v.c windows)
This photograph is also take from Union Lane and shows the ground floor kitchen window and first floor bathroom windows, both of these windows were replaced within existing openings.
This photographs is taken from within the rear yard and shows the replacement door and frame together with small white u.p.v.c framed double glazed window fitted in the rear Hall/stair well area. These items have been replaced within existing openings but neither the door nor window are visible from any public viewpoint.
This photograph is taken internally to show the two Velux roof windows with one in the roof above the stair well to provide natural ventilation and daylight and the other in the Bathroom to, similarly, provide additional natural ventilation and daylight. Both windows are Velux GGL SK06 models (size 1180 \mathrm{~mm} \times 1140 \mathrm{~mm} ) and photographs have been taken internally as these items cannot be viewed from any external public viewpoint. Building regulation approval was granted for installation of these roof windows.
NO PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN EXTERNALLY AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF THE BUILDING REGULATION APPLICATION AND WE HAVE NO RECORD OF EXISTING WINDOW OR DOOR STYLES OR PATTERNS.
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