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My clients are seeking approval to refurbish and remodel their house at 8 Perwick Road, Port St Mary
The site comprises of an existing dwelling at 8 Perwick Bay, a detached single storey house with a shallow pitched roof and rendered walls, with modern proportioned windows. The existing house has an attached garage to the front and a sloping driveway. The garage projects forward of the main building frontage. To the rear, the existing house has large picture windows (in common with most of the houses in the street) to take advantage of the views over the golf course to the sea. The refurbishment and remodeling will take advantage of the existing single storey nature and windows to make the most of the aforementioned views.
My clients are committed to commissioning a project of high design quality and the resulting house will be extremely energy efficient. The proposed remodeling of the property will be built in line with passive house standards to aid the Isle of Man Governments climate change aspirations to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions for the island.
The dwelling will attain high energy efficiency ratings and integrated 'green' technologies with a highly energy efficient building envelope. The remodel/refurbishment will incorporate very high insulation standards, airtightness measures and low energy house ventilation and heat recovery systems. Heating will be provided by using an air source heat pump. Solar panels on the SE roof will contribute towards gathering energy. There will be a domestic electrical battery storage system in the plant room to store electricity generated from the solar PV panels. There will also be an electric vehicle charge point within the garage.
The renovation will have minimal impact on the street scene and adjacent properties, and the overall expression of the building will remain very similar. The dwelling is the same width as the existing dwelling and does not break the forward or rear building lines. The ground floor footprint will only change marginally and mainly to allow for the increase in wall insulation onto all masonry wall areas and the slight garage extension to improve access. The building height is lower than, or aligned with, nearby building heights, both in terms of ridge height and eaves height. The proposed material is slate, zinc/metal, brick, stone or similar, all being regularly used building materials in the street. Landscaping will involve planting shrubs and small trees consistent with domestic architecture.
The existing residential dwelling lies within an area designated as “predominantly residential” within the Southern Area Plan and as such has an established use on site which is not proposed to be altered
The proposal is to renovate the existing dwelling and replace the existing rear extension that is in poor condition with a new rear extension to enhance the highly insulated envelope which will assist in the energy efficiency of the property
The site has been subject to the following previous applications: -
85\00465\B – Garden shed – Permitted 02\00713\B – Installation of new window & rooflight - Permitted 23\00342\B – Proposed new dwelling – Permitted
The key tests are whether the proposed development would enhance the character or general appearance of the area. As the main alterations to the dwelling will not impact the frontage to the road, other than the small extension to the garage, the impact will be minimal with the upgrading of the landscaping and boundary walls etc that will enhance the appearance of the building from what is currently there - see existing building photographs attached to the planning application
We would also suggest that the proposal satisfies all the relevant planning policies and would enhance the conditions of the general area
Mick Stott MS Design Ltd Rev A – 28-01-2025
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DIRECTOR: M. Stott MCIAT INCORPORATED IN THE ISLE OF MAN. REGISTERED NUMBER: 135874C REGISTERED COMPANY: MS Design Ltd, 2 Cronk Rhenny Villa, Quines Hill, Port Soderick, Braddan, Isle of Man, IM4 1AU
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