**Document:** Officer Planning Report
**Application:** 08/01434/B — Creation of french doors
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2008-09-22
**Parish:** Lonan
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/85863-lonan-capel-glen-doors/documents/1528605

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# Officer Planning Report

**Application No.:** 08/01434/B
**Applicant:** Mrs L A Marsh - Smith
**Proposal:** Creation of french doors
**Site Address:** Capel Glen Pinfold Hill Laxey Isle Of Man IM4 7HP ### Considerations Case Officer : Mr Chris Balmer
**Expected Decision Level:** Delegation ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes : Consultee : Lonan Parish Commissioners Notes: Approval

### Officer's Report

Site The site represents the residential curtilage of Capel Glen, Pinfold Hill, Laxey, which is a two storey detached property, located on the eastern side of Pinfold Hill.

Land Use Zoning The site has been zoned under the Laxey and Lonan Local Plan as being within an area of predominately residential use, the site is not within a Conservation Area.

Planning History There are no previous planning applications which are considered relevant in the assessment and determination of this application.

Proposal The application seeks approval for the creation of French doors.

## Representations

### Lonan Parish Commissioners:-

### Approve

The Authority has received no private representations objecting to the application.

### Assessment / recommendation

The proposal is a very minor alteration which will have no impact upon the residential amenity of the neighbouring properties, nor have an adverse impact upon the visual appearance of the street scene and/or upon the property itself.

For these reasons the proposal would be appropriate in this location and therefore my recommendation is for an approval.

### Party Status

I consider that the following meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

Highways Division Lonan Parish Commissioners

### Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 17.09.2008

### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

### C : Conditions for approval

### N : Notes attached to conditions

### R : Reasons for refusal

### 0 : Notes attached to refusals

### C 1.

The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C2. This approval relates to the easement of french doors site as proposed in the submitted documents andausings 1434/1 The site represents the residential curtilage of Capel Glen, Pinfold Hill, Laxey, which is a two storey detached property, located on the eastern side of Pinfold Hill.

Land Use Zoning The site has been zoned under the Laxey and Lonan Local Plan as being within an area of predominately residential use, the site is not within a Conservation Area.

## Planning History

There are no previous planning applications which are considered relevant in the assessment and determination of this application.

## Proposal

The application seeks approval for the creation of French doors.

## Representations

- **Lonan Parish Commissioners**: Approve

The Authority has received no private representations objecting to the application.

- **Assessment / recommendation**

The proposal is a very minor alteration which will have no impact upon the residential amenity of the neighbouring properties, nor have an adverse impact upon the visual appearance of the street scene and/or upon the property itself.

For these reasons the proposal would be appropriate in this location and therefore my recommendation is for an approval.

## Party Status

I consider that the following meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

- **Highways Division**: Lonan Parish Commissioners

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control)

- **Decision Made**: Permitted
- **Date**: ................................................................................................................................................................

- **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/85863-lonan-capel-glen-doors/documents/1528605*