**Document:** Officer Report **Application:** 17/00949/B — Installation of a roof light and roof slates (retrospective) **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2017-11-23 **Parish:** German **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/22336-german-1-douglas-installation-roof/documents/1021909 --- # Officer Report **Application No.:** 17/00949/B **Applicant:** Mr Aaron Davison **Proposal:** Installation of a roof light and roof slates (retrospective) **Site Address:** 1 Douglas Street Peel Isle Of Man IM5 1BA Case Officer : Miss Lucy Kinrade **Site Visit:** 31.10.2017 **Expected Decision Level:** Officer Delegation **Recommended Decision:** Permitted **Date of Recommendation:** 15.11.2017 _________________________________________________________________ ## Conditions and Notes for Approval C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions Plans/Drawings/Information; This approval relates to site and location plans. sheet 1, email sent to planners and 6 x photographs all date stamped and received 06/09/2017. _______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons NONE _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report SITE 1.1 The application site is the residential curtilage of 1 Douglas Street Peel and existing three story dwelling situated in the centre of Peel fronting directly on to the public highway and adjacent to Market Place. - 1.2 The mid terrace property has recently been subject to a number of roof repair works including the re-felting of the existing roof and replacement of the existing velux window to eradicate the internal damp issues. - 1.3 The existing roof slates that were in good condition were removed and retained. Upon completion of the felt and battening of the roof the existing slates were re-installed and those of poor condition were replaced with like for like slates. 1.4 The existing velux was not retained due to its severe level of deterioration and as such was replaced with a new like for like velux. - 1.5 The site is within the Conservation Area of Peel. PROPOSAL 2.1 The current planning application seeks approval for the retrospective repair of the roof and the installation of a replacement velux roof light. - 2.2 No other alterations are proposed. PLANNING HISTORY 3.1 No other planning applications are considered relevant in the assessment of the current application. PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 In terms of local plan policy, the application site is in an area zoned as "Mixed Use" under the Peel Local Plan 1989. As previously mentioned, the application site is within the Peel Conservation Area. 4.2 Given the nature of the proposal the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains one policy considered specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application: - 4.3 Environmental Policy 35 states: "Within Conservation Areas, the department will permit only development which would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Area, and will ensure that the special features contributing to the character and quality are protected against inappropriate development." REPRESENTATIONS 5.1 Peel Town Commissioners have indicated that they have no objection to the current application. 12/10/2017 5.2 The Department of Infrastructure Highway Services have indicated that there is no highways interest in this planning application (29/09/2017). ASSESSMENT - 6.1 Repair and restoration is the first and foremost desire for any development works within a Conservation Area, where repair is impracticable it is sought for the development works to preserve or enhance the character of the Conservation Area. 6.2 In this instance the repair was required on the underside of the existing roof slates. The applicant has endeavored to retain all the existing slates where possible to ensure the character of the property was preserved and where existing slates were unsuitable the applicant has installed like for like slates to ensure that the roof maintains a uniform appearance throughout. 6.3 The development works included the replacement of the existing roof light with new, while there is no evidence supplied of the previous roof light the proposal now due to its size, design and position on the roof slope is not considered to impact the appearance of the existing property or to detriment the character of the streetscene or the wider Conservation Area to warrant a refusal. CONCLUSION 7.1 Although the roofing works have been completed without prior planning approval the applicant has strived to preserve the character of the Peel Conservation Area through the reuse of the existing slates. 7.2 The planning application complies with EP35 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016 and is therefore recommended for approval. INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons: - (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent; - (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested; - (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material - (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and - (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. 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 in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status. I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation. Decision Made : Permitted Date : 17.11.2017 Determining officer Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management ## Customer note ## This copy of the officer report reflects the content of the file copy and has been produced in this form for the benefit of our online services/customers and archive records. --- *Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).* *Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/22336-german-1-douglas-installation-roof/documents/1021909*