Why Was This Refused?
- ✓Property is a Registered (listed) Building within the Peel Conservation Area
- ✓Proposed UPVC units would replace existing painted timber windows and doors
- ✓UPVC would not preserve the building's architectural or special interest features
- ✓Traditional materials would not be used, contrary to heritage policy requirements
- ✓Proposals would fail to preserve or enhance the Peel Conservation Area
- ✓character
- ✓materials
- ✓heritage
This application sought permission to install replacement windows and doors at 5-7 Queen Street, Peel, a Registered Building within the Peel Conservation Area. The proposal involved swapping existing painted timber windows and doors for UPVC units. The application was refused on 20 August 2024. Decision-makers found that UPVC replacements would not preserve the building or its features of architectural special interest, and that traditional materials were not being used as required for a building of this type. The proposals were also found to be harmful to the Peel Conservation Area, failing to respect the character of the building or the wider historic environment.
The application was refused because replacing the existing painted timber windows and doors with UPVC units would harm the character and architectural interest of a Registered Building. The proposals would also fail to use traditional materials and would not preserve or enhance the Peel Conservation Area. These concerns meant the application could not meet the required statutory and policy tests.
Refusal Reasons
- ✕The replacement of painted timber windows and doors in this Registered Building with UPVC units would fail the statutory test within Section 16 of the Act as it would not preserve the building or its features of architectural special interest.
- ✕The replacement of painted timber windows and doors in this Registered Building with UPVC units would fail the tests of Strategic Policy 4, Environment Policy 32 and Environment Policy 34 as the building would not be protected, preserved or enhanced, and traditional materials are not being used.
- ✕The replacement of painted timber windows and doors in this Registered Building with UPVC units would fail the tests of General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 35 as the proposals fail to respect the building and would not preserve or enhance the Peel Conservation Area.
