3 December 2010 · Delegated
29, Falcon Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3ez
The application covers 29 Falcon Street, a two-storey Victorian terraced dwelling on the southern side of Falcon Street in Douglas. The works proposed were replacement windows to the front and rear elevations including the rear extension, blocking up an existing rear door, and forming a new door opening from an existing window on the rear extension. The existing front windows are painted timber sliding sashes, likely original to the building. The replacement front windows would be sliding sashes with the same frame sections, glazing pattern, and method of opening as the originals, satisfying the requirements of Planning Circular 1/98 (Policy 7) for pre-1921 buildings that have largely retained their original character. Although the property is not within a Conservation Area, it backs onto the Windsor Road Conservation Area, so the impact on views into and out of that area was also considered under Strategic Plan Environment Policy 36. The rear works, sharing the same method of opening and glazing pattern as the existing windows, were also judged acceptable.
The front replacement windows were approved because they replicate the original sliding sash design in frame sections, glazing pattern, and method of opening, meeting the standard set by Planning Circular 1/98 for this category of pre-1921 building. The rear works were similarly acceptable as they matched the existing windows. No detrimental effect on the Windsor Road Conservation Area was identified.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007
Where development is proposed outside of, but close to, the boundary of a Conservation Area, this will only be permitted where it will not detrimentally affect important views into and out of the Conservation Area.
Environment Policy 36: Where development is proposed outside of, but close to, the boundary of a Conservation Area, this will only be permitted where it will not detrimentally affect important views into and out of the Conservation Area. 7.31 Advertisements in Conservation Areas 7.31.1 Some advertisements found and proposed in Conservation Areas are inappropriate and do not reflect the special character and designation of the area. The design of advertisements should respect the physical appearance of the premises in order to integrate re adily with its surroundings. Traditional details, hanging signs and hand painted signage are most appropriate and will be encouraged.
Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows
Policy 7 from Planning Circular 1/98 states that it is preferred for windows in the principal (front) elevations of properties such as this, to have the same method of opening as the originals.
proach to Plan making ..................................................................... 1 The Role of the Area Plan for the East ................................................................ 7 Spatial Vision in the East ................................................................................. 13 Landscape Character and Appearance............................................................... 17 The Natural Environment ................................................................................. 34 The Urban Environment ................................................................................... 48 Transport and Utilities ..................................................................................... 57 Employment ................................................................................................... 71 Town Centres ................................................................................................. 81 Tourism ......................................................................................................... 90 Open Space and Recreation, Education, Health and other Community Facilities .... 95 Residential ................................................................................................... 101 Comprehensive Treatment Areas .................................................................... 127 Appendices Appendix 1 Additional background information on Employment Land 134 Appendix 2 Recommendations set out in the Retail Study 2009 138 Appendix 3 Extracts from the Draft Area Plan for the East 'Household Size and Population Projections Paper DP EP5 (June 2019) An 'Area' approach to Plan making What is an Area Plan? The Cabinet Office has a responsibility, afforded to it by Section 2 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, to prepare the Island Development Plan (IDP). The purpose of the IDP is to set out the general 'Policies' in respect of the development and other use of land on the Isle of Man , and also to identify the 'Proposals' which relate to specific places or issues , depending on the particular plan area. The two types of plan prepared and which make up the 'Island Development Plan' are: • a strategic plan, and • one or more area plans. The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 (the Strategic Plan ) was approved by Tynwald on 15th March 2016, coming into operation on 1st April 2016. In hierarchical terms, the strategic plan sits above the area plans in the sense that the proposal in an area plan shall be in general conformity with the strategic plan. The implementation of Policy set out in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan This Area Plan for the East elaborates on the broad policies set out in the Isle of Man Strategic Plan relating them to precise areas of land. The Plan's final form has been shaped by the Report of the Public Inquiry published on 6th December 2019 and the representations received on the proposed Modifications published on 14th February 2020. The Area Plan for the East is made up of a Written Statement (this document) and a series of Maps. The Written Statement contains 'Proposals' which are either site s pecific, relatable to a specific issue in the East or on occasion in the form of a policy statement for a specific area. A number of 'Recommendations' are also included. These are statements of intent where the Cabinet Office has no direct control over i mplementation. They are intended to act as encouragement to other Departments or bodies to work together with the support of Cabinet Office to take action on or to deliver on particular matters or policy statements. How many Area Plans will there be? It is the intention to produce a limited number of Area Plans. There is already an Area Plan for the South which covers Castletown, Port Erin, Port St Mary, Rushen, Arbory, and Malew. The Area Plan for the East will be followed by an Area Plan for the North and West. Current legislation allows an area plan to relate to the whole of the Island or to such part as may be specified therein. It is the aim to produce, in time, a single 'All-Island Area Plan' alongside one Strategic Plan. These Plans would be capable of being reviewed or updated in tandem. The geographical coverage of the area plans thought most likely at the time of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 1 was identified in the Island Spatial Strategy (Chapter 5) of th at document which was subsequently carried forward to the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. The extent of the Plan boundaries set out in the first iteration of the Strategic Plan, is set out below: Area Plan Coverage Area Plan Local Authority Area Douglas and the East Borough of Douglas, the district of Onchan and the Parishes of Braddan, Garff (Laxey and Lonan Wards only), Marown and Santon The South Parishes of Rushen, Arbory and Malew, Villages of Port Erin and Port St Mary and the town of Castletown Peel and the West Peel, and the Parishes of Patrick, German, and Michael Rams
Condition 1
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Condition 2
This approval relates to the installation of replacement windows, the blocking up of an existing doorway and the creation of a doorway from an existing window; as shown in drawing number 01, date stamped 12th October 2010, in addition to drawing numbers 02 and 03, date stamped 6th October 2010.
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