**Document:** DEC Officer Report
**Application:** 23/01477/MCH — Minor Change to PA 23/00660/B to reduce in size approved rear porch extension and installation of rear patio door
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2024-01-17
**Parish:** Lonan
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/56853-lonan-ard-beg-pinfold-hill-minor-change-pa/documents/1109086

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# DEC Officer Report

**Application No.:** 23/01477/MCH
**Applicant:** Mr Jason Marc And Mrs Deborah Helen Corlett
**Proposal:** Minor Change to PA 23/00660/B to reduce in size approved rear porch extension and installation of rear patio door
**Site Address:** Ard Beg Pinfold Hill Laxey Isle Of Man IM4 7HN Planning Assistant: Mr Daniel Spencer
**Recommended Decision:** Permitted
**Date of Recommendation:** 15.01.2024

## Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions N 1. This approval only relates to the following (all shown and described in the information received on 15.12.2023):

- o Reduction in size of previously approved rear porch as per submitted plans.
- o Inclusion of patio doors on the west elevation as per submitted plans.

## Plans/Drawings/Information;

This decision relates to the submitted application form, document register, DWG 02 as approved floor and site plan and elevations, DWG 02 proposed floor and site plan and elevations and location plan submitted on the 15.12.2023.

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## Interested Person Status

Additional Persons _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report INTRODUCTION

The following application is to be assessed against the criteria set out in Part 3 - Minor Changes Applications of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 specifically Articles 21, 22, 23 and 24.

## BASIS OF APPLICATION

- 21(1) This is the only minor changes application that has been made in respect of any particular grant of planning approval.

- PASS - relates to 23/00660/B.

- 21(2)(a) The Minor Change Application relates to the grant of planning approval in respect of a building

- - PASS - relates to erection of extension on porch.

- 21(2)(b) The application specifies what minor changes are being sought

- - PASS - Reduction of approved porch extension and installation of patio door to the rear of the property.

- 21(2)(b) The application specifies why the applicant considers the minor changes to be of a minor nature

- PASS - set out in application form

- 21(2)(c)(i) The Minor Change Application does not increase the number of dwellings or buildings for which planning approval has been granted

- - PASS - no increase

- 21(2)(c)(ii)The Minor Change Application does not increase the net external footprint of a building for which planning approval has been granted

- - PASS - no increase

- 21(2)(c)(iii) The Minor Change Application does not alter the site for which planning approval has been granted and which was defined by a red line on the site location map by changing that line

- PASS - no change to site

- 21(2)(c)(iv) The Minor Change Application does not make material changes to the vehicular access arrangements for which planning approval has been granted

- PASS - no change

- 21(2)(c)(v) The Minor Change Application does not alter the conditions (if any) which have been imposed

- PASS - no change

- 21(2)(d)The Minor Change Application is not be made where the parent approval is less than 21 days old, subject to an undetermined appeal or has expired

- - PASS - original application approved 28th Jul 2023. APPLICATION CONTENT

- 22(3)(a) Application Form

- - PASS - provided

- o Site location plan (with red/blue lines)
- o The planning approval that is the subject of the application
- o Explanation of changes being applied for and reasons why

- o drawings of the proposed minor changes with buildings and structures amended to indicate the changes
- o Flood risk assessment is not necessary in this case

- - PASS - provided

- 22(3)(b) Provision of other documents specified on form but not in Schedule 1

- - PASS - No other documents provided

- 22(3)(4) Fee

- - PASS - Dealt with at submission

- 22(6) Such further info as Department may request prior to determination (has anything further been requested and provided?

- PASS - None requested DETERMINATION

- 23(1)(a) The Minor Change does not significantly increase the size or scale of the development in question

- - PASS - does not increase size or scale. Reduction in the approved extension to porch will decrease footprint and inclusion of patio doors in the rear elevation will have no effect neighbouring properties due to its location at the foot of the hill.

- 23(1)(b) The Minor Change does not significantly change the nature of the development in question

- - PASS - nature of original development is not changed

- 23(1)(c) The Minor Change does not result in an approval which, at the time of approval, complied with a Development Plan, National Policy Directive or a Planning Policy Statement, ceasing to do so

- - PASS - remains compliant

- 23(1)(d) The Minor Change does not result in new or increased adverse impacts on adjoining or neighbouring properties having a significant or disproportionate impact on the environment (irrespective of whether such impacts might be outweighed by other considerations)

- PASS - there will be no new or increased impacts compared with the parent approval.

- 23(1)(e) The Minor Change is not more than minor and is not of a magnitude to warrant a new application

- - PASS - considered minor

- 23(1)(e)The Minor Change does not otherwise fundamentally change the basis on which the grant was originally made.

- - PASS - basis of original approval remains unchanged

- 23(2) If it does not do any of the above, must then be considered. - is the application considered acceptable?

- - PASS - acceptable NOTICE OF DECISION

- 24(2)(a) Set out whether all or some of the changes are accepted

- - All changes are accepted

- 24(2)(b) Set out whether any elements are refused, the reasons for that.

## - - N/A _____________________________________________________________________

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Acting Head of Development Management 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 : 17.01.2024 Determining officer

Signed : A MORGAN Abigail Morgan Acting 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.

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*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/).*
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