21 March 2011 · Delegated
1, Mona Street, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1hj
This application sought permission to install a replacement front door at 1 Mona Street, Peel, Isle of Man, a property within a conservation area. During the assessment, the case officer raised concerns that led the applicant to revise the door proposal before a decision was reached. The central planning questions were whether the replacement door would preserve or enhance the character of the conservation area, and whether it would cause the loss of any special features that contribute to that character. The application was approved by delegated decision on 21 March 2011.
The application was approved on 21 March 2011. The key planning questions were whether the replacement door would preserve or enhance the character of the conservation area, and whether it would result in the loss of any special features contributing to that character. The proposal was found acceptable on both counts. A revised door design was submitted during the process after concerns were raised by the case officer.
Within Conservation Areas, the Department will permit only development which would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Area, and will ensure that the special features contributing to the character and quality are protected against inappropriate development.
relevant in the assessment and determination of this application
Environment Policy 15
the proposal would represent the enhancement of the property in accordance with EP15
Environment Policy 15: Where the Department is satisfied that there is agricultural or horticultural need for a new building (including a dwelling), sufficient to outweigh the general policy against development in the countryside, and that the impact of this developme nt including buildings, accesses, servicing etc. is acceptable, such development must be sited as close as is practically possible to existing building groups and be appropriate in terms of scale, materials, colour, siting and form to ensure that all new d evelopments are sympathetic to the landscape and built environment of which they will form a part. Only in exceptional circumstances will buildings be permitted in exposed or isolated areas or close to public highways and in all such cases will be subject to appropriate landscaping. The nature and materials of construction must also be appropriate to t he purposes for which it is intended. Where new agricultural buildings are proposed next to or close to existing residential properties, care must be taken to ensure that there is no unacceptable adverse impact through any activity, although it must be b orne in mind that many farming activities require buildings which are best sited, in landscape terms, close to existing building groups in the rural landscape.
