Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00426/B Applicant: Mr Brian Trustrum Proposal: Replacement of existing timber casement windows with double glazed upvc windows to match existing Site Address: Windways St Georges Crescent Port Erin Isle of Man IM9 6HR Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 30.05.2018 _________________________________________________________________

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 decision relates to drawings 0110D, 0110B, 0110 and 0110A, all received on 24th May, 2018. _______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons none _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The site is the curtilage of an existing dwelling, Windways which sits on the corner of St. George's Crescent and directly facing traffic travelling from Strand Road to Breagle Glen and Ballafurt Road. The house is a two storey, detached dwelling with roughcast/dashed rendered

walling, red Rosemary tiled roof and windows which are generally vertically proportioned and subdivided with externally expressed glazing bars, subdividing each aperture into four, either or twelve smaller sections.

THE PROPOSAL

2.1 Proposed is the replacement of the windows with white uPVC framed windows matching the existing style and with externally expressed glazing bars. PLANNING POLICY - 3.1 The reason planning approval is required for the replacement of the windows is that the site lies in a proposed Conservation Area as indicated in the Area Plan for the South. This has not yet been adopted. As such, the usual permitted development rights in respect of replacement windows, are not applicable. The proposed CA extends to Athol Park, St. George's Crescent, Ballafurt Road and Dandy Hill as well as part of Breagle Glen.

3.2 The site lies within an area of Residential use on the Area Plan. - 3.3 The draft Conservation Area Appraisal, prepared in 2009 refers to this general area as follows:

"St George's Crescent; this road consists of attractive villas dating from 1908 to 1950. However, the buildings are not of significant historical interest" (page 8).

3.4 Within Conservation Areas, development is required to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Area by Environment Policy 35 of the Strategic Plan and PPS101. Planning Circular 1/98 recommends that original windows should be retained and where is not practicable the same method of opening, frame section and pattern and section of glazing bars should be included regardless of the frame material.

PLANNING HISTORY

4.1 Planning approval was granted under 13/00080/C for the additional use of the property as tourist accommodation. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Port Erin Commissioners support the application (14.05.18). ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The proposal will result in change to the windows but not so much so as to change the character or appearance of the property which has been acknowledged as not of any historical interest. The surrounding area has a mix of properties, many of which have plastic framed windows of no particular predominant style with only the property immediately alongside, Whitebridge, having sliding sashes and the house on the far end corner, Balmur, having similar timber windows to the application property but being of a different overall style of property. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The works are considered to accord with GP2 and not be contrary to the objectives of the Conservation Area policies 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 the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 31.05.2018 Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management

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