Minor changes application to PA 19/00588/B involving change from flat roof to pitched, cladding and window alteration

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Change from flat roof to pitched roof dormer on an existing approved building
• ✓Slight increase in building mass judged not significant relative to the whole property
• ✓Materials compatible with the existing roof
• ✓Nearest dwelling over 100 metres away, limiting impact on neighbours
• ✓Assessed as qualifying minor changes to earlier planning approval 19/00588/B
• ✓materials
• ✓scale
• ✓Only one minor changes application may be made in respect of any particular grant of planning approval.
• ✓Must relate to a grant of planning approval in respect of a building
• ✓Must specify what minor changes are being sought and why the applicant considers them to be of a minor nature
• ✓Cannot increase the number of dwellings or buildings for which planning approval has been granted
• ✓Cannot increase the net external footprint of a building for which planning approval has been granted
• ✓Must not significantly increase the size or scale of the development in question
• ✓Must not significantly change the nature of the development in question
• ✓Must not result in new or increased adverse impacts on adjoining or neighbouring properties

This application sought minor changes to an earlier planning approval (reference 19/00588/B) for a property at Brown Roofs, Ballakillowey Road, Colby. The proposed changes involved replacing a flat roof dormer with a pitched roof dormer, altering the cladding, and making window changes. The case officer assessed the changes against the criteria for minor changes applications, including whether they would significantly increase the size or scale of the development or cause new adverse impacts on neighbouring properties. The officer found that while the dormer slightly increases the building's mass, this was not significant in the context of the whole property, and the materials proposed were compatible with the existing roof. The application was permitted by delegated decision on 4 September 2020.

The application was permitted on 4 September 2020 under delegated authority. The officer found that the changes — replacing a flat roof dormer with a pitched one, altering cladding, and changing windows — were minor in nature and did not significantly increase the size or scale of the building. The materials were considered compatible with the existing roof, and the impact on neighbouring properties was judged to be limited.

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