29 January 2008 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005
Old Chapel, Glen Auldyn, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2ae
The proposal involved constructing a sun room extension on the front/western side of The Old Chapel, replacing most of the existing yard area, with a flat roof providing a terrace accessed from an existing balcony. The site is in a residential-zoned area of high landscape value but not a conservation area.
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The officer concluded the flat-roofed extension would not respect the form or design of the existing traditional property, which retains chapel character with pitched roofs and gable ends despite prio…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design per (b), and not adversely affect character of townscape per (c). Officer tested against chapel's pitched/gabled form; flat roof fails (b) as incongruous despite some arched features. No design brief in Area Plan, but Circular 3/91 reinforces unacceptability of flat roofs in countryside/residential settings.
Environment Policy 2
Listed in policy section but not explicitly tested; site in high landscape/coastal value area, but refusal focused on building design not landscape impact.
Agreed Unanimous / no objection
Agree
No objection
Note received; no comment on merits, requests informative note on smoke detection
