Officer Report

Application No.: 17/01096/B Applicant: Leonard & Ellen Foden Proposal: Installation of new Veka composite door and UPVC outer frame Site Address: 23 Hutchinson Square Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4HP Case Officer : Mr Chris Balmer Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 13.02.2018 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions

• C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

• C 2. Within one month of the door and frame being installed and completed the new moulding to fit between the door and top light frames as submitted on the 13th February 2018 is required to be installed and retained thereafter. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the Conservation Area.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to the submitted documents and drawing all received on 17th October 2017 and the sample of the moulding received on 13th February, 2018.

_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The application site is the curtilage of 23 Hutchinson Square, Douglas which forms part of a row of three and half storey terraced properties located along the north-eastern side of Hutchinson Square.

2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 The application seeks approval for the installation of new Veka composite door and UPVC outer frame. The door would replace and exiting modern door with glazed panels top and bottom with a four panel door, the lower two panels being solid while the two upper panels are glazed. - 2.2 The proposal includes a moulding to fit between the door and top light frames to replicate the existing. This was sought after it was originally proposed not to replicate the existing detail. The applicants have consequently provided a sample of the timber framing.

- 3.0 PLANNING STATUS AND POLICY

3.1 The site lies within an area designated on the Douglas Local Plan of 1998 as Predominantly Residential. The application site also lies within a Conservation Area. - 3.2 The Strategic Plan contains a policy which seeks the preservation or enhancement of property within a Conservation Area (EP 35). This states:

"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 the special features contributing to the character and quality are protected against inappropriate development."

- 4.0 PLANNING HISTORY

4.1 This property has been the subject of the following previous application; - 4.2 Installation of replacement uPVC windows to front and rear elevations - 02/02116/B Split decision with the rear windows being approved but the front windows being refused.

- 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 No comments received. - 6.0 ASSESSMENT

6.1 The main issue to be considered in the assessment of this application is the impact of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the individual property.

6.2 The Planning Authority has a duty to determine whether such proposals are in keeping with not only the individual building, but the special character and quality of the area as a whole. With this in mind it is very relevant to consider Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan (adopted June 2016). This policy indicates that development within Conservation Areas will only be permitted if they would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Area, and will ensure that the special features contributing to the character and quality are protected against inappropriate development. - 6.3 The replacement of the existing modern door with a more traditional and appropriate styled door would be an enhancement to the Conservation Area and the individual property. The proposal initially would have resulted in the removal of a small section of detailed frame above the door; however, after discussions with the applicants, they have provided a detail timber sample of the new mouldings to fit between the door and top light frames. It is therefore considered the proposal would be an overall enhancement to the Conservation Area

and the individual property and therefore the proposal would comply with Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan.

- 7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 The application is recommended for an approval. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS

8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. 8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Senior Planning Officer in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 14.02.2018 Determining officer

Signed : S CORLETT Sarah Corlett Senior Planning Officer

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