**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendations
**Application:** 06/01655/B — Window amendments to approved apartment development 03/00520B
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2006-11-09
**Parish:** Malew
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/81477-malew-land-at-the-windows/documents/1224840

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# 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

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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/).*
*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/81477-malew-land-at-the-windows/documents/1224840*