Installation of replacement first and second floor windows

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Proposed installation of uPVC double-glazed replacement windows on first and second floor front elevation
• ✓Building occupies a prominent position within the Selbourne Conservation Area
• ✓Proposal would cause significant detriment to the character and appearance of the building
• ✓Fails the planning test to preserve or enhance the conservation area
• ✓character
• ✓heritage
• ✓design

This application sought permission to replace the first and second floor windows on the front elevation of 1 Brunswick Road, Douglas, with uPVC double-glazed units. The property sits in a prominent location within the Selbourne Conservation Area. The application was refused because the proposed uPVC windows were judged to cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the building and its contribution to the local street scene. Planning policy requires that development within a Conservation Area must preserve or enhance its character, and the proposal was found to fall short of that standard. The decision was made by the Head of Development Management under delegated authority.

The application was refused on 8 May 2019. The decision-maker found that installing uPVC double-glazed windows on the front elevation of a building in a prominent position within the Selbourne Conservation Area would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the building and the wider conservation area, failing the requirement to preserve or enhance it.

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