**Document:** Officer Planning Report **Application:** 09/00924/B — Installation of a solar panel **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2009-10-06 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/63180-braddan-10-sartfell-road-solar-panels/documents/1377866 --- # Officer Planning Report **Application No.:** 09/00924/B **Applicant:** Mr Humphrey Laughton **Proposal:** Installation of a solar panel **Site Address:** 10 Sartfell Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 3LZ ### Considerations Case Officer : Mr Ian Brooks **Expected Decision Level:** Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes : Consultee : Douglas Corporation Notes : no objection. ### Officer's Report ### Site The application site comprises of the residential curtilage of No. 10 Sartfell Road, Douglas. The site is zoned as predominantly residential within the Douglas Local Plan 1998. The application site is located within a Conservation Area. ### Proposed Development The application is seeking planning permission for a solar panel, which will have an overall area of 2 square metre. ### Planning Status And Relevant Policies Within the adopted Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, the following policies are considered to be relevant in the determination of this application: General Policy 2, Environment Policy 35. Environment Policy 35 states that "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 he special features contributing to the character and quality are protected against inappropriate development." Section 18 (4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 states that "Where any area is for the time being a conservation area, special attention shall be paid to the desirability of preserving or enhancing it character or appearance in the exercise, with respect to any buildings or other land in the area, of any powers under this Act." PLANNING HISTORY There have been no previous planning applications considered relevant to the assessment of this application. REPRESENTATIONS Douglas Corporation does not oppose the application. ASSESSMENT The application submitted is very poor in that no scaled drawings of the proposed solar panel have been submitted to accurately show the precise detailing of the solar panel in relation to the property. The application only shows a photomontage, which does not accurately depict the solar panel. Furthermore, the applicant has indicated that the photomontage is only showing an approximate position of the solar panel on the roof, as the installer's have said it is impossible to be exact with the positioning as this may alter slightly depending on where the roof supports are situated. However, the proposed solar panel is to be located to the rear of the property and will not be readily visible from a public thoroughfare. It is considered that appropriate conditions can be attached to ensure the impact of the development is minimised. I therefore recommend that planning permission be granted subject to conditions. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the planning permission be granted subject to conditions. 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. In summary, it is considered that the following parties, who submitted comments, accord with the requirements of Planning Circular 1/06 and are therefore, afforded interested party status: Douglas Corporation Highways Division of the Department of Transport Recommendation Recommended Decision: Refused Date of Recommendation: 21.07.2009 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. 5 October 2009 09/00924/8 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 installation of a solar panel as shown in the location plan date stamped 20th July 2009, 00924/1and photograph date stamped 27th May 2009, Solar Panel Details from Thermomax. and plan no. and C 3. The solar panel must be located on the rear sloping roof of the dwellinghouse and must be set at the same angle as the slope of the main dwellinghouse. C 4. mola than The solar panel must not protude 500mm above the slope of the main dwellinghouse. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 09/09 Delegation of functions, 10/09 Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer Decision Made : Refused Date : 5.06th. 2009 Signed : ______________________________ Senior Planning Officer --- *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/63180-braddan-10-sartfell-road-solar-panels/documents/1377866*