**Document:** Officer Planning Report
**Application:** 07/00698/B — Installation of roof solar water panels and a velux window
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2007-06-06
**Parish:** Lezayre
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/82943-lezayre-rockside-installation-windows/documents/1497114

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# Officer Planning Report

## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations ### Written Representations ### Consultations

### Officer's Report

THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The application site comprises the curtilage of detached dwelling that is located in the Dreemskerry area of Maughold. The proposed development comprises of the installation of solar panels and a rooflight onto the roof of the dwelling. PLANNING HISTORY

Whilst the application site has been the subject of previous planning applications it is considered that none of these are specifically material to the assessment of this current planning application.

REPRESENTATIONS Maughold Parish Commissioners recommend that the planning application be approved. The Department of Transport do not oppose the planning application. PLANNING POLICY The application site is not designated for any site specific purpose under the 1982 Development Plan Order.

## ASSESSMENT

The proposed development is considered to be relatively modest in scale, domestic in type and should be generally supported in the interests of sustainable development. The impact of the proposed solar panels and rooflight is duly limited and it is recommended that the planning application be approved.

### Party Status

It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

Maughold Parish Commissioners; and The Department of Transport.

### Recommendation

**Recommended Decision:** Permitted
**Date of Recommendation:** 24.05.2007

### 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 approval relates to the location plan, site plan and solar panel/rooflight specification date stamped the 10th April 2007.

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 :** 30/6/07

**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/82943-lezayre-rockside-installation-windows/documents/1497114*