DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 23/01496/B Applicant: Mr & Mrs Tony Cross Proposal: Demolish existing single skin structure and replace existing window with proposed bifold door Site Address: Grey Ladies Clifton Road Port St Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5EL Planning Officer: Miss Lucy Kinrade Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 08.02.2024

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. There is to be no visual or amenity impact as a result of the works which are considered to comply with General Policy 2 (b, c, g), Community Policies 7 and 10, and Infrastructure Policy 5 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and to meet with the principles of Section 7 of the Residential Design Guidance 2021. Plans/Drawings/Information; This approval relates to the following all date received 22/12/2023: Drawing number 101

• Drawing number 103
• Drawing number 104 _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site relates to detached dwelling Grey Ladies, Clifton Road, Port St Mary

2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 Proposed is:

• o Removal of rear extension
• o And replacement of existing rear window with bi-folding doors.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The property has been subject to one previous planning applications approved for sunroom under 85/00301/B.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site is within an area designated as Residential on the Area Plan for the South. The site is not within a Conservation Area and is not at any flood risk. - 4.2 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies considered materially relevant to the assessment:

• o Strategic Policies 3 and 5 - promote good design and use of local materials and character
• o General Policy 2 (b) (c) (g) (n) - general standards towards acceptable development visual and neighbouring amenity, and energy reduction.
• o Paragraph 8.12.1 - supports principle of residential development in zoned areas
• o Environment Policy 42 - promotes development taking account of locality in design.
• o Community Policy 7, 10 - prevent criminal activity and reduce spread of fire
• o Infrastructure Policy 5 - conserve the Island's water

4.3 The Residential Design Guide (July 2021) contains the following guidance also considered materially relevant: o Section 7 Impact on Neighbouring Properties

5.0 REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the Government's website. This report contains summaries only. - 5.1 Port St Mary Commissioners - comments have been sought but no response received as of 08/02/2024. - 5.2 DOI Highway Services - No highways interest (03/01/2024) - 5.3 No comments received from neighbouring properties.

6.0 ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The works result in the loss of an existing extension and the change of an existing window into bi-folding doors. All the works are contained to the rear and so there will be no change from Clifton Road streescene and minded of the level of development and the existing window arrangement the proposals are no expected to result in any adverse visual impact to the existing hours and there is to be no new or adverse amenity impacts on the neighbours. The proposal is considered to have an acceptable visual and amenity impact in line with GP2 and principles of the Residential Design Guidance 2021. Other Matters - 6.2 Being works to an existing dwelling the proposal is not expected to result in any changes beyond the existing occupation of the single dwelling to affect or increase fire spread, criminal activity or water conservation and no concerns are raised in this respect.

7.0 CONCLUSION - 7.1 The proposed works are considered to have an acceptable visual impact and not to result in any unacceptable amenity impact or harm the general living conditions of the neighbours beyond the existing arrangement. Therefore the proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 (b, c, g), Community Policies 7 and 10, and Infrastructure Policy 5 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and to meet with the principles of Section 7 of the Residential Design Guidance 2021.

8.0 INTEREST PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf);
• (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (f) the local authority in whose district the land which the subject of the application is situated; and
• (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.

8.2 The decision-maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Acting Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 15.02.2024 Determining officer

Signed : A MORGAN Abigail Morgan Acting Head of Development Management

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