9 July 2020 · Delegated
Gas Works, Access To Gas Works From Four Roads, Port St Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5lf
This application sought minor changes to an existing planning permission (reference 15/00870/B) at the Gas Works site in Port St Mary. The changes involved alterations and an extension to the second storey of plots 6 to 11 and 12 to 20. The application was decided under delegated authority and was permitted on 9 July 2020. The officer's recommendation was also to permit the changes. The available evidence is limited to the officer report and the portal decision record, so further detail on the planning reasoning is not available from the supplied documents.
The application was permitted on 9 July 2020 under delegated authority. It sought minor changes to a previously approved scheme, specifically alterations and an extension to the second storey of plots 6 to 20 at the Gas Works site in Port St Mary.
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
Yes – PA 15/00870/B relates to construction of dwellings.
Must specify what minor changes are being sought and why the applicant considers them to be of a minor nature
Yes – extension of dwellings at second floor level to extend over the balconies of the floor below.
Cannot increase the number of dwellings or buildings for which planning approval has been granted
No change
Cannot increase the net external footprint of a building 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 – no conditions specifically refer to elevations etc.
Cannot be made where the parent approval is less than 21 days old, subject to an undetermined appeal or has expired
Approval is final
Application Form
Provided
Information 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
This area is worthy of detailed consideration – see pre-amble
Must not significantly change the nature of the development in question
No change
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 change
Must not result in new or increased adverse impacts on adjoining or neighbouring properties having a significant or disproportionate impact on the environment
No change – if anything the replacement of balconies with enclosed rooms would be likely to reduce any impacts (although does increase the mass).
Must not be more than minor and to be of a magnitude to warrant a new application
Acceptable – see pre-amble
If it does not do any of the above, must then be considered. – is the application considered acceptable?
The proposals are considered acceptable in design terms, both in terms of wider appearance/street scene and also for future occupants.
Set out whether all, some or no changes are accepted
All approved
