**Document:** Officer Planning Report **Application:** 11/00868/B — Installation of a replacement front door to dwelling **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2011-08-03 **Parish:** Malew **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/1214-malew-105-malew-replacement-dwelling/documents/1251029 --- # Officer Planning Report ## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations None received at time of drafting report ### Consultations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Officer's Report #### The Site The site is the residential curtilage of an existing dwelling, 105, Malew Street, a terraced two storey property adjacent to a vehicular entrance to the rear of the site. The property has a front door with canopy over, two vertically proportioned windows immediately to the right and three similar windows in the first floor looking out over Malew Street. The windows are casements and the door is a timber door with two gazed lights in the top two thirds. #### Planning Status The site lies within an area of Residential use on both the Castletown Local Plan of 1991 and the draft Southern Area plan of 2011. The site also lies within Castletown's Conservation Area. #### The Proposal Proposed is the replacement of the existing front door with a very similar door which has the appearance of a timber door but is composed of a combination of materials. The glazing pattern is very similar to that of the existing door. #### Planning Policy Environment Policy 35 states "Within Conservation Areas, the Department will permit only development which would preserve or enhance the character of appearance of the area, and will ensure that the special features contributing to the character and quality are protected against inappropriate development." This echoes the advice of Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man. ### Planning History Planning permission was sought and granted for the replacement of the existing windows under PA 02/1980. The dwelling, along with numbers 103, 107 and 109, was approved as new build under PA 89/0886. ### Representations There are no representations on file. ### Assessment The property is traditionally designed but is clearly newer than the older properties in the vicinity. As such, the existing casement windows and proposed composite door are not out of character or keeping with the area, nor do they conflict with EP 35 or the provisions of the Planning Policy Statement. As such the application is recommended for approval. ### Party Status The local authority, Castletown Commissioners are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (d), considered an "interested person" and as such should be afforded party status. ### Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 29.07.2011 ### 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 replacement of the existing front door as shown and described in the drawings and information received on 27th June, 2011. I confirm that this decision accords with the appropriate Government Circular delegating functions to Director of Planning and Building Control / Development Control Manager. Signed: Michael Gallagher Director of Planning and Building Control *Delete as appropriate* Signed: Jenne Jennifer Chance Development Control Manager --- *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/1214-malew-105-malew-replacement-dwelling/documents/1251029*