**Document:** Officer Planning Report August 2005 **Application:** 05/00799/B — Installation of roof dormers on front and rear elevations, replacement uPVC windows to front side and rear, additional side windows to replace existing doors, new back door, demolition of chimney stack and replacement garage roof. **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2005-10-27 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/78196-braddan-6-sydney-replacement-demolition/documents/1440947 --- # Officer Planning Report August 2005 ## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations ### Written Representations ### Consultations ### Policy ### Officer's Report The property is a three storey end of terrace property situated on the northern side of Sydney Street. The property is within a predominantly residential area. The property is not within a Conservation Area nor is it a Registered Building. It is proposed to replace the remaining timber framed windows with uPVC. The property has a number of uPVC windows. There are a number of uPVC windows in the street scene. The proposed replacements will match with the others in the street. It is proposed to move the door opening and replace with a slightly larger window than the other windows on the side elevation. The new door open will have a similar style of feature as the existing door opening. I do not feel this alteration would cause demonstrable harm to the visual amenities of the street scene. The new roof over the existing garage will slightly increase the height of the building and will be the same height of the existing single storey extension adjacent to the garage. I consider the slight increase in height will not cause demonstrable harm to the visual amenities of the locality. In terms of the impact of the increase in height of the garage roof onto No.5 Sydney Street will be minimal. The new roof will project above the existing height of the boundary by approximately 500mm. The windows on the neighbouring property are already overshadowed by a two storey outrigger on the application property. This outrigger also has a tunnelling effect on the neighbouring property. The new roof will be set approximately 5m away from kitchen window. I do not feel the proposal will have a detrimental effect on the residential amenities of the neighbouring property. It is proposed a large flat roof dormer on the front elevation and a small roof dormer on the rear elevation will be built. In terms of the impact of the dormers on Sydney Street, there are currently no dormer extensions on the front elevations on the properties within Sydney Street. There are a number of front dormer extensions on the properties situated in Dalton Street and Brisbane Street, which are visible when viewed from their junctions with Sydney Street. The proposed dormers will be visible from the public highway of Sydney Street. However, I do not feel this should set a precedent in allowing the proposed dormers onto this property in particular when no such dormers are visible on any of the other properties located in Sydney Street. I therefore feel allowing the dormer would disrupt the character and appearance of the street scene and would have a detrimental effect on the visual amenities of the street scene by introducing flat roof dormer into the street scene, which do not have any architectural merit. Furthermore it would also set a precedent for allowing further dormer extensions within Sydney Street. In terms of the impact on Brisbane Street, the rear dormer will be partially visible from the public highway. There a number of dormer extension in the street scene. I feel this dormer will not have a detrimental effect on the visual amenities of the street scene. ### Recommendation Recommended Decision: Split Decision Date of Recommendation: 03.08.2005 ### 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 uPVC windows to front, side and rear of the property, additional side windows to replace existing doors, new back door, demolition of chimney stack and replacement garage roof as shown on drawing numbers 1098-01; 1098-025 and 1098-03 received on 29th April 2005 ### R . The proposed front and rear dormer extensions by reason of its height, design, siting, and extent of projection would introduce a prominent and incongruous feature into the streetsce, disrupting the rhythm of development and would cause demonstrable harm to the visual amenities of the locality. Decision Made : ... Committee Meeting Date : ... --- *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/78196-braddan-6-sydney-replacement-demolition/documents/1440947*