20 July 2020 · Delegated
Ellenbrook Farm, Old Castletown Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 1aj
This application sought minor changes to an existing planning approval (reference 16/01150/B) for Ellenbrook Farm, Old Castletown Road, Douglas. The proposed changes involved alterations to the arrangement of windows and doors on the building. The application was assessed against the legal criteria that govern minor changes applications, including that the changes must be genuinely minor, must not increase the number of dwellings, must not alter the site boundary or vehicular access, and must not fundamentally change the basis of the original approval. The officer noted that the overall impact was potentially lower than the original approval, as an opening in the side elevation was no longer required. The application was permitted by delegated decision on 20 July 2020.
The application was permitted on 20 July 2020 by delegated decision. The changes were considered minor in nature, relating only to the arrangement of windows and doors, and met the legal requirements for a minor changes application under the parent approval.
Only one minor changes application may be made in respect of any particular grant of planning approval.
No previous
Must relate to a grant of planning approval in respect of a building
Parent approval for conversion of building
Must specify what minor changes are being sought and why the applicant considers them to be of a minor nature
Set out on application form and very helpful covering letter
Cannot increase the number of dwellings or buildings for which planning approval has been granted
No change
Cannot alter the site for which planning approval has been granted and which was defined by a red line on the site location map by changing that line
No change
Cannot make material changes to the vehicular access arrangements for which planning approval has been granted
No change
Cannot alter the conditions (if any) which have been imposed
No change
Cannot be made where the parent approval is less than 21 days old, subject to an undetermined appeal or has expired
No concerns – approved August 2017
Application Form
Provided
Information in Schedule 1
Provided
Document specified on form but not in Schedule 1
Provided
Fee
Provided
Such further info as Department may request prior to determination
N/A
Must not significantly increase the size or scale of the development in question
No concerns
Must not significantly change the nature of the development in question
No concerns
Must not result in an approval which, at the time of approval, complied with a Development Plan, National Policy Directive or a Planning Policy Statement, ceasing to do so
No concerns
Must not be more than minor and to be of a magnitude to warrant a new application
No concerns
If it does not do any of the above, must then be considered. – is the application considered acceptable?
Overall impact is potentially lower as opening in side elevation no longer required
