Officer Planning Report Recommendations
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Officer's Report
The Site
The site defined in red represents a presently vacant site (but under development) which sits on the corner of Farrant's Way and Scarlett Road. Also defined in blue is a parcel of land on the eastern side of Scarlett Road which has planning permission for the erection of seven dwellings with garden areas and car parking (PA 03/0521). This land is also in the ownership of the applicant.
Planning Status
The site lies within an area designated on the Castletown Local Plan as Predominantly Residential. The draft Castletown Area Plan (which was abandoned prior to the holding of a public inquiry) identifies the site as Proposed Residential.
Planning History
There have been various proposals for the residential development of this site. PA 03/0520 proposed the erection of a block of 54 apartments and public car parking and was permitted on appeal PA 03/1816 proposed erection of 38 apartments and associated public and private parking and was refused
PA 04/0944 proposed the erection of a 38 apartments block and associated public and private parking and was refused on review and PA 04/2283 proposed the erection of a 38 apartment block with associated public and private parking and was permitted on appeal.
The Proposal
Proposed now are amendments to the scheme permitted under PA 03/0520. The alterations concern windows in the rear elevation. The permitted windows had a solid central panel with slim side lights. Proposed is the replacement of these with, in the peaked roofed dormer, solid side panels and a top hung casement above a fixed lower light, matching the window pattern on the front elevation. The illustration shows half the building - there are three more windows exactly the same in the other half of the building which are to replaced also, making six windows in total - four which will have a solid outer frame and casements installed in the centre and the other two which will be solid panels within the aperture.
Assessment
The change will bring the rear of the building in line, visually with the front and the changes are largely ones which will improve the appearance of the building.
Party Status
The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status.
Recommendation
Recommended Decision: Permitted
Date of Recommendation: 06.11.2006
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 permission relates to the amendments to the windows types as shown and described in the plans reference 20, 28A and 43 all received on 28th September, 2006.
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 : 7/11/07
Signed : M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control
