Decision Notice
Rebecca & Steven Ormond-Smith 7 Eastfield Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 4AU
TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013
In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to REFUSE an application by Rebecca & Steven Ormond-Smith, Ref 17/01116/B, for the Replacement timber front door at 7 Eastfield Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 4AU for the following reason(s):
- The existing door on the application site is likely to be original to the dwelling, and is a feature that appears prominently on the Eastfield terrace and contributes to the character and appearance of this highly rhythmic terrace that was laid out as a single development and which comprises an early form of Town Planning on the Island, where individual details were protected by legal covenant with the intention of retaining its historic appearance: against this context, the insertion of a door (even one formed of a timber frame) with two glazed panels as proposed would fail to preserve the character or appearance of the Woodbourne Road Conservation Area and is therefore contrary to the associated Character Appraisal thereof and to Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan.
Date of Issue: 30th November 2017
Director of Planning and Building Control
Guidance Note
This decision was made by a Senior Planning Officer in accordance with the authority delegated to them in the name of the Minister and/or in the name and on behalf of the Department.
This decision refers only to that applied for under the The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure)(No 2) Order 2013.
Whilst a copy of the Officer’s report is included alongside this notice, any wider correspondence which led to the assessment and decision is now available to view on the Government’s website (via Online Services) or at the Department’s offices Murray House, Mount Havelock, Douglas.
https://www.gov.im/planningapplication/services/planning/search.iom
Any appeal against this decision must be in accordance with the criteria set down in that instrument.
Specifically, a valid appeal must be in writing, signed by the appellant, and submitted to the Department within 21 days of the date of this Notice. To further validate the appeal it must contain:
- Payment of a planning appeal fee as prescribed in the Town and Country Planning (Application and Appeal Fees) (No2) Order 2016 (currently £175);
- The reasons for making the appeal; and
- An election to have the appeal conducted by means of an inquiry (a hearing) or by means of written representation.
An appeal form and guidance notes are available from either Planning & Building Control, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website https://www.gov.im/categories/planning-and-building-control/planningapplications/planning-appeals/how-to-appeal/
If no appeal is lodged within 21 days of the date of issue overleaf, and this decision becomes final, the Department’s public reference copy (counter copy) of the planning application may be collected by the applicant or their agent from Murray House.
PleasenotethatifthecountercopyoftheapplicationisnotcollectedwithinTHIRTY DAYS following the last date on which a planning appeal can be made it will be destroyedwithoutfurthernotice.
