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Application No.: 23/00524/CON Applicant: Mrs Glenda W.E. Hansbury Proposal: Retrospective application for replacement windows & doors in connection with PA 23/00523/B Site Address: 5 Charles Street Peel Isle Of Man IM5 1AF Technical Officer: Mr Thomas Sinden Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 15.06.2023
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason.
The proposals meet the tests of Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, and the tests of Strategic Policy 4 and Environment Policy 32 of the Strategic Plan 2016, as the special interest of the Registered Building is being preserved. It is therefore judged that the application is acceptable.
Plans/Drawings/Information; This decision relates to drawings 01 and 02, together with the other information submitted on
Additional Persons
It is recommended that the IOM Victorian Society should not be awarded party status as their comments do not comply with sections 2A or 2B of the operational policy. _____________________________________________________________________________
1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site is 5 Charles Street, Peel. The property is part of a terrace of vernacular two storey terraced dwellings that are entered on the Protected Buildings Register (RB108). On the first edition OS Map from the 1860s, the street is named Pilot Street. In 1874, when the name of
Peel's streets was causing some confusion, Peel High-Bailiff R J Moore issued a printed poster clarifying the name which was to be used for each street. Charles Street was noted as having previously been called 'Walker's Lane', the 'Boy-Bowyer's Lane', and 'Pilot Street'. The street is named after notable resident Mr Charles Morrison, as it lead from his dwelling to his warehouse. The registered terrace has special interest as one of the most significant and representative examples of working class dwellings from the early 19th century, with surviving architectural features, setting and plan forms.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 The application seeks registered building consent to replace the existing windows with six over six double glazed timber sliding sash windows, and replace the existing front and rear doors with a traditional four panelled painted timber door to the front and a painted timber stable type door to the rear. The application is retrospective.
3.0 PLANNING POLICY. - 3.1 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1999 S16 Registered buildings: supplementary provisions
(3) In considering (b) whether to grant registered building consent for any works, the relevant Department shall have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
3.2 National policy: THE ISLE OF MAN STRATEGIC PLAN 2016 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:
Strategic Policy 4: Proposals for development must: (a) Protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Ancient Monuments, Registered Buildings(1), Conservation Areas(2), buildings and structures within National Heritage Areas and sites of archaeological interest;
Environment Policy 32: Extensions or alterations to a Registered Building which would affect detrimentally its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest will not be permitted.
3.3 Planning Policy Statements: 1/01 Policy and Guidance Notes for the Conservation of the Historic Environment of the Isle of Man
POLICY RB/5 - ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSIONS: In considering whether to grant planning approval for development which affects a registered building or its setting and in considering whether to grant registered building consent for any works, the Department shall have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses. Registered building consent is required for the building's alteration in any way which would affect its special architectural or historic character. There will be a general presumption against alteration or extension of registered buildings, except where a convincing case can be made, against the criteria set out in this section, for such proposals. Applicants for registered building consent for alteration or extension to a registered building must be able to justify their proposals. They will be required to show why the works which would affect the character of the registered building are desirable or necessary and they should
provide full information to enable the Department to assess the likely impact of their proposals on the special architectural or historic interest of the building and on its setting. Where registered buildings are the subject of successive applications for alteration or extension, consideration will also be given to the cumulative affect upon the building's special interest as a result of several minor works which may individually seem of little consequence.
4.1 There are no previous planning applications for the property on the Department's electronic database. - 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS
5.1 The IOM Victorian Society have expressed surprise that approval was not sought prior to the installation of the windows and doors. The Society Caseworker does, however, congratulate all concerned on the replacements and fully supports the application. The comment notes further that Georgian windows of this nature would not historically have featured sash horns (6.6.2023). - 6.0 ASSESSMENT
6.1 The pertinent issue to be assessed by this application is the impact of the proposed alterations on the special interest of the registered building.
6.2 The application proposes to replace timber framed top opening casement windows with doubled glazed six over six sliding sash windows. Although the windows do include sash horns, and historically this would not have been the case, overall the replacement windows are judged to be historically appropriate for the property in style and material, and as such are judged to preserve the special character of the registered building. - 6.3 The application also proposes to replace the front and rear doors with timber doors. The front door is proposed to be four panelled with the upper two panels glazed, while the rear door is proposed to be a stable door with a single large glazed panel in its upper section. The front door is considered to be traditional in its style and material, and as such is judged to preserve the special character of the registered building. Although the style of rear doors in properties of this type varies, a stable type door is considered acceptable and not to detract from the building special interest.
7.1 It is judged that the proposals meet the tests of Section 16 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, and the tests of Strategic Policy 4 and Environment Policies 32 and 35 of the Strategic Plan 2016, as the special interest of the Registered Building is being preserved. It is therefore recommended that the application be approved. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS
8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Registered Buildings) Regulations 2013, the following are automatically interested persons:
8.2. In addition to those above, the Regulation 9(3) requires the Department to decide which persons (if any) who have made representations with respect to the application, should be treated as having sufficient interest in the subject matter of the application to take part in any subsequent proceedings relating to the application.
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 and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.
Decision Made : Permitted Date: 16.06.2023 Determining officer Signed : J SINGLETON Jason Singleton Principal Planner
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