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PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

Application No. : 22/00199/B Applicant : Mr & Mrs Fisk Proposal : Replacement of existing window and door to create new patio door Site Address : Corneil House Quines Hill Port Soderick Isle Of Man IM4 1AY

Enforcement/Planning Assistant: Ms Charlotte Gatt Photo Taken :

Site Visit :

Expected Decision Level : Officer Delegation

Recommendation

Recommended Decision:

Permitted Date of Recommendation: 28.04.2022 __

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. The application is considered to comply with General Policy 2 & 3, and Environment Policy 1 and 2. It is considered acceptable and is approved.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This application hereby approved relates to drawings and documents submitted to the Department titled: Site and Location Plan, Existing and Proposed Elevations recorded as being electronically received on 23.02.22

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Interested Person Status - Additional Persons

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Officer’s Report

THE SITE 1.1 The application site is located to the north of the A25, Quines Hill, Port Soderick. The application site forms the curtilage of 'Corneil', a detached two storey property.

1.2 The immediate area surrounding the application site has undergone a significant level of development in the past 15 years.

1.3 Access to this dwelling is gained via a driveway from the main road

THE PROPOSAL 2.1 Proposed is the replacement of an existing small rectangular 3 panel casement window and the existing door with the installation of bi-fold doors. Class 25 of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 allows for this up to a width of 3m: what is proposed will be 2100mm by 4200mm and as such what is proposed is just 1200mm over what could be undertaken without planning approval under the terms of the Order.

PLANNING POLICY 3.1 The application site is located within an area not designated for development under the Area Plan for the East 2020.

3.2 In terms of strategic plan policy, the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains four policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application:

General Policy 3 states:

"Development will not be permitted outside of those areas which are zoned for development on the appropriate Area Plan with the exception of: c) previously developed land which contains a significant amount of buildings where the continued use is redundant; where redevelopment would reduce the impact of the current situation on the landscape or the wider environmental and where the development proposed would result in improvements to the landscape or wider environment

Environment Policy 1 states:

"The countryside and its ecology will be protected for its own sake. For the purposes of this policy, the countryside comprises all land which is outside the settlements defined in Appendix 3 at A.3.6 or which is not designated for future development on an Area Plan. Development which would adversely affect the countryside will not be permitted unless there is an over- riding national need in land use planning terms which outweighs the requirement to protect these areas and for which there is no reasonable and acceptable alternative."

PLANNING HISTORY 4.1 Approval was granted for the erection of a replacement dwelling under PA 06/00539/B (24.05.2006).

REPRESENTATIONS

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All representations can be read in full online. This report contains summaries only.

5.1 Braddan Parish Commissioners - No Objection (16.03.2022)

5.2 (DOI) Highways Division - No Highways Interest (11.03.2022).

5.3 No comments from neighbouring properties have been received at the time of writing.

ASSESSMENT 6.1 The immediate area surrounding the application site has undergone a significant level of development in the past 15 years. The two dwellings immediately adjacent to the site, were under construction at the same time that planning approval was granted for the erection of a new dwelling on this application site. The impact on the neighbours is considered to be low as the rear of the property does not overlook any other properties that could be considered 'nearby'.

6.2 Access to this dwelling is gained via a driveway from the main road and the only property visible from this access point is the adjacent property of Sunnymeade. The site is therefore well screened by existing property and trees.

6.3 The proposal will not change any elevation which is seen by the public and the new bi- fold doors will not significantly change the appearance or character of the property by replacing an existing window and a door. The house is a relatively modern one which can satisfactorily accommodate this form of change.

6.4 To the rear of the property, the land zone use is marked as 'Open Space'. The impact on the neighbours is considered to be low as the rear of the property does not overlook any other properties within estate.

6.5 The proposal is 1200mm over what could be undertaken without planning approval under the terms of the Order.

7.0 CONCLUSION 7.1 The application is considered to comply with General Policy 2 & 3, and Environment Policy

1. It is considered acceptable and is recommended for approval.

INTERESTED 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 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.

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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 o 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: 28.04.2022

Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER

Chris Balmer

Principal Planner

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