DEC Officer Report

PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Application No.: 19/01434/B Applicant: Department Of Infrastructure Proposal: Removal of chimney stacks and replacement of roof tiles Site Address: Chip Shop And Mini-Market 1-3 Clagh Vane Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 2HR Planning Officer: Mrs Vanessa Porter Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 10.02.2020 _________________________________________________________________

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 following plans and drawings, date stamped received on 23rd December 2019:

• o Drawing No. 05 Rev A- Existing Plans and Location Plan
• o Drawing No. 07 - Location Plan
• o Drawing No. D19 - Existing Elevation and Photographic Views
• o Drawing No. D20 - Proposed North and South Roof Elevations
• o Drawing No. D21 - Proposed West and East Roof Elevations _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status

Additional Persons None _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE APPLICATION SITE

1.1 The application site is the curtilage of the Chip Shop and Mini Market, 1-3 Clagh Vane, Ballasalla which is situated to the north of Cobbold Place. The property is two storeys high and houses Andy's Chip Shop and Mini Market which are existing retail units. - 1.2 The property is situated within the Clagh Vane Estate, which has recently gone through a redevelopment which has included the demolition of several properties with the rebuilding of more modern properties and the renovations of the other properties on site with more modern features. THE PROPOSAL

2.1 The current planning application seeks approval to remove the current chimney stacks and replace the existing roof with blue black fibre cement roof slates, which are designed to match the new houses within the Clagh Vane Estate "horseshoe." PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 There are several applications on the site of which the most recent was PA19/01040/B for the "Alterations, replacement windows and doors, and creation of disabled access ramps" which was permitted. PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as Predominantly Residential on the Area Plan for the South.

4.2 Of specific relevance to the assessment of this application is General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 General Policy 2 states "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; REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 Highway Services have No Highways Interest in this application (10.01.2019).

5.2 Malew Parish Commissioners have considered the proposal and have no objection (08.01.19).

ASSESSMENT 6.1 The key issue to consider in the assessment of this planning application is the potential impacts upon the visual amenities of the street scene.

6.2 In the first instance the previous Planning Application PA19/01040/B which was approved, has altered how the shops will be viewed within the streetscene by changing the front and rear elevation to look more modern and to fit within the newly changed appearance of the estate.

6.3 The removal of the chimney stacks and the replacement of the roof tiles with the blue black fibre cement roof tiles, whilst noticeable within the streetscene, these alterations are likely to provide a constant and unbroken appearance which will match the properties within the current horseshoe which should enhance the overall appearance of the property.

6.4 It is unlikely that there will be any impact on visual or other amenity from either of the neighbouring properties. CONCLUSION

7.1 For the above reasons the proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and therefore acceptable. 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 Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 20.02.2020 Determining officer

Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner

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