Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00612/B Applicant: Mr James Kewin Proposal: Installation of replacement windows to rear elevation Site Address: 43 Arbory Street Castletown Isle Of Man IM9 1LL Principal Planner: Miss S E Corlett Photo Taken: 11.07.2018 Site Visit: 11.07.2018 Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 16.07.2018 _________________________________________________________________

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 the drawings and information submitted on 13th June, 2018 and the window specification dated 1st July, 2018. _______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons None _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The site is the curtilage of an existing dwelling which fronts onto Arbory Street and backs onto Farrant’s Way. The property wraps around the rear of 45, Arbory Street.

1.2 The part of the dwelling that fronts onto Arbory Street is finished in exposed stonework which is visible from Arbory Street and Farrant’s Way. The other part of the building is finished in brown pea dash and has a hipped roof facing Farrant’s Way. - 1.3 The windows in the front elevation are timber framed sliding sashes. Those on the rear are top third opening brown coloured casements with internal glazing strips. - 1.4 The rear elevation is visible from Farrant's Way: the property alongside to the west has sliding sash windows with a Georgian pane glazing pattern. THE PROPOSAL

2.1 Proposed is the replacement of the three windows in the rear elevation with new windows to match the current form of glazing. PLANNING POLICY - 3.1 The site lies within an area of Residential Use on the Area Plan for the South adopted in 2013 and as such GP35 of the Strategic Plan, along with PPS101 require development to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area. PLANNING HISTORY - 4.1 Various planning applications have been submitted for this property, none of which is considered relevant to the current application. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 There are no representations on file at the time of writing. ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The proposal will replicate the existing glazing pattern and whilst this is not the original window style, which would be a preservation of the existing appearance and character, as required by EP35 and PPS101. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The proposal is considered to accord with the relevant 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 : 20.07.2018 Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management

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