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Application No.: 20/00523/MCH Applicant: Haven Homes Limited Proposal: Minor changes application for PA 15/00870/B involving alterations and extension to the second storey of plots 6-11 and 12-20 Site Address: Gas Works Port St Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5LF Head of Development Management: Mr S Butler Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 02.07.2020 _________________________________________________________________ Notes for Approval All changes as set out on the application form are hereby approved Plans/Drawings/Information; This decision relates to the following plans/drawings/information (all date stamped as having been received 02/06/20) - - 045 Rev X - - 044 Rev X - - 043 Rev X - - 042 Rev X - - Location PLan - - Form - - Supporting Statement _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1. Preamble

1.1 The application is accompanied by a statement from the applicant about why they believe the proposal meets each of the criteria as set out below. This is not a requirement, but is helpful. The plans provided show the impact of the changes, although could have been more clearly annotated and so have had to be viewed alongside the original plans. - 1.2 This application has been finely balanced, and it could be argued that the level of changes proposed goes beyond a Minor Change. This is the only aspect of this application where there is any doubt. However, the nature of the change, the nature of the site, the orientation of the buildings and elevation which would be changed and the relationship with the surrounding buildings and area have been considered. Overall the findings the applicant has put forward are agreed with and it is considered that this can be considered as a Minor Change application. This finding is finely balanced and a similar level of change on a different site/context may not necessarily be viewed in the same way.

|Requirement|Source|Analysis|Pass| |---|---|---|---| |Basis of Application|Basis of Application|Basis of Application|Basis of Application| |Only one minor changes application may be made in respect of any particular grant of planning approval.|21(1)|No previous|Yes| |Must relate to a grant of planning approval in respect of a building|21/2)(a)|Yes – PA 15/00870/B relates to construction of dwellings.|Yes| |Must specify what minor changes are being sought and why the applicant considers them to be of a minor nature|21(2)(b)|Yes – extension of dwellings at second floor level to extend over the balconies of the floor below.|Yes| |Cannot increase the number of dwellings or buildings for which planning approval has been granted|21(2)(c)(i)|No change|Yes| |Cannot increase the net external footprint of a building for which planning approval has been granted|21(2)(c)(ii)|No change|Yes| |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|21(2)(c)(iii)|No change|Yes| |Cannot make material changes to the vehicular access arrangements for which planning approval has been granted|21(2)(c)(iv)|No change|Yes| |Cannot alter the conditions (if any) which have been imposed|21(2)(c)(v)|No change – no conditions specifically refer to elevations etc.|Yes| |Cannot be made where the parent approval is less than 21 days old, subject to an undetermined appeal or has expired|21(2)(d)|Approval is final|Yes| |Requirement|Source|Analysis|Pass| |Application Content|Application Content|Application Content|Application Content| |Application Form|22(3)(a)|Provided|Yes| |Information in Schedule 1:<br><br> Site location plan (including flood risk assessment)<br> The planning approval that is the subject of the application<br> The changes to that approval which are being applied for<br> An explanation as to why those changes are being applied for;<br> (if relevant) the site plan, and the plans, elevations and sections of the proposed buildings and structures amended to indicate the changes.<br>|22(3)(a&c)|Provided|Yes| |Document specified on form but not in Schedule 1|22(3)(b)|N/A|N/A| |Fee|22(3)(4)|Provided|Yes| |Such further info as Department may request prior to determination|22(6)|N/A|Yes| |Requirement|Source|Analysis|Pass|

|Determination|Determination|Determination|Determination| |---|---|---|---| |Must not significantly increase the size or scale of the development in question|23(1)(a)|This area is worthy of detailed consideration – see pre-amble|Yes| |Must not significantly change the nature of the development in question|23(1)(b)|No change|Yes| |Requirement|Source|Analysis|Pass| |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|23(1)(c)|No change|No| |Must not result in new or increased adverse impacts on adjoining or neighbouring properties having a significant or disproportionate impact on the environment (irrespective of whether such impacts might be outweighed by other considerations)|23(1)(d)|No change – if anything the replacement of balconies with enclosed rooms would be likely to reduce any impacts (although does increase the mass).|Yes| |Must not be more than minor and to be of a magnitude to warrant a new application|23(1)(e)|Acceptable – see pre-amble|Yes| |Must not otherwise fundamentally change the basis on which the grant was originally made.|23(1)(e)|No change|Yes| |If it does not do any of the above, must then be considered. – is the application considered acceptable?|23(2)|The proposals are considered acceptable in design terms, both in terms of wider appearance/street scene and also for future occupants. That they result from feedback is noted (see 3.2.0 of statement).|Yes| |Notice of Decision|Notice of Decision|Notice of Decision|Notice of Decision| |Set out whether all, some or no changes are accepted (And which is which)|24(2)(a)|All approved|All approved| |For any elements refused, the reasons for that.|24(2)(b)|N/A|N/A|

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Director of Planning and Building Control in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : Determining officer Signed : J CHANCE Jennifer Chance Director of Planning and Building Control

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