Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00330/B Applicant: Michael & Annemarie Hughes Proposal: Replacement of concrete tiled main roof with slate roof, and existing garage felt flat roof with fibreglass roof Site Address: Windmill Farm Cottage Maughold Isle of Man IM7 1AT Case Officer : Mr Owen Gore Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 25.06.2018 _________________________________________________________________

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. The new roof tiles for the main dwelling and part of the garage, hereby approved, shall be in accordance with the submitted details from Cupa Pizarras technical specification, datestamped as having been received 28 March 2018. The roof tiles shall be made from natural slate.

Reason: In the avoidance of doubt and in accordance with General Policy 2 and Environmental Policy 35 of The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

Plans/Drawings/Information: This Planning permission relates to the following plans and documents: Location Plan Site & Elevation Plan Cupa Pizarras technical specification Date-stamped as having been received 28 March 2018 _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

It is recommended that the following persons should be given Interested Person Status on the basis that they have made written submissions and they are considered to have sufficient interest in the subject matter of the application to take part in subsequent proceedings and are mentioned in Article 6(4):

The Isle of Man Victorian Society _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The application site is a dwelling adjacent to the dwelling at Baldromma Mill and behind Ballakilley Bungalow, which is adjacent to the highway. The site is approx. 94m away from the main highway and over 270m from the nearest public right of way (No.512). THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 The proposal is to replace the existing concrete tiled roof of the main dwelling with a natural slate roof, and to replace the existing felt, flat-roof of the garage with a fibreglass roof. PLANNING POLICY - 3.1 The relevant Local Area is the 1982 Development Plan and the site is designated as 'white land', which is open countryside.

3.2 The site is within the Maughold Conservation Area and an Area of High Landscape or Coastal Value and Scenic Significance (AHLV's); therefore Environment Policy 2 and Environmental Policy 35 are relevant. PLANNING HISTORY - 4.1 The previous planning applications are not considered to be specifically material in the assessment of the current application. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Representation from the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division confirms that there is no highways interest in the letter dated 14 May 2018.

5.2 Garff Commissioners have commented on this application and stated that they do not object in the letter dated 23 April 2018. - 5.3 The Isle of Man Victorian Society has commented on this application and has stated that they 'wholeheartedly support this application, but would prefer to see traditional Welsh slate used rather than from the continent of Europe'.

ASSESSMENT

6.1 The proposal will remove more modern concrete tiles in favour of natural slate, which is considered to be more in keeping with the general countryside setting of the Conservation Area, as well as the cottage style property.

6.2 The fiberglass roof only occupies a small section of the property, which is an existing flat roof and is only single storey. The property is set back from the highway and is not readably visible from a public vantage point. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The change in roof tiles would not harm the character and quality of the landscape. The proposed works would preserve the appearance of the dwelling and Conservation Area, and it

is therefore concluded that the application meets General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan, and Planning Circular 1/98, and therefore the application should be approved subject to conditions.

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: 27.06.2018 Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Senior Planning Officer

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