Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00419/B Applicant: Mr Paul & Mrs Lorna Gresswell-Wilkins Proposal: Installation of black flue from multi-fuel fire on south-east elevation Site Address: 10 Fleshwick Close Port St Mary Isle of Man IM9 5NS Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett 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.

Plans/Drawings/Information:

This approval relates to drawings GW4D18 received on 25th May, 2018 and the location plan and drawing 2359.71.05 both received on 20th April, 2018.

_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons none _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The site is the curtilage of an almost completed new detached dwelling which sits in a row of six at the northern end of the Ballakilley housing development. The houses are built quite close to each other - in the case of this property and that to the south there is a separation distance of 2m. The adjacent property has a pedestrian door part way back the side elevation

which faces the application property and no windows in this gable. The application property has a single first floor window in the gable facing the property to the south and this window serves a bathroom.

THE PROPOSAL

2.1 Proposed is the installation of a flue on the southern gable of the property. The flue will be black, emerging from the building at a point of 400mm above ground level and attaching to the side of the building to a height of 7m where it steps out to avoid the overhanging roof and continuing to a height 600mm above the ridge - 1m above the roof level where the flue projects upwards. PLANNING POLICY - 3.1 The site lies within an area designated as proposed residential on the Area Plan for the South adopted in 2013. Whilst there was a development brief within the Plan to guide the development of this site, none of its provisions are considered relevant to the consideration of the current application. General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan is considered relevant as follows:

General Policy 2: "Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development:

• (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them;
• (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape;

• (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality;
• (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space and (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption."

PLANNING HISTORY

4.1 The estate was approved under 13/00777/B, amended under 18/00087/B. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Highway Services indicate that they have no highway interest in the proposal (17.05.18). ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The position of the flue on the gable of the property will reduce its impact and as the property alongside will have no windows within it, the impact on the living conditions of those in that property will also be reduced to the point where it is considered that there is no adverse impact from the proposed development. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The proposal is considered to accord with the Development Plan and is supported. 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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