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Application No.: 09/01180/B Applicant: Mr & Mrs Kevin Sykes Proposal: Installation of timber cladding to gable wall on northeast elevation Site Address: 20 Lime Street Port St. Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5EF ### Considerations Case Officer: Miss S E Corlett Photo Taken: ______________________________ Site Visit: ______________________________ Expected Decision Level: Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee: Highways Division Notes: Consultee: Port St Mary Commissioners Notes:** No objection
The site represents the curtilage of an existing dwelling situated on Lime Street and fronting onto the harbour. The property at the rear has a projecting gable which is finished in grey coloured dashed render and there is a flat roofed garage in the rear garden and which is attached to the house. The property has permission for the extension of the property at the rear and provision of a balcony and a pitched roofed, glazed extension alongside the existing rear projecting annex.
The site lies within an area designated on the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982 as Residential which is confirmed in the draft Area Plan for Port St. Mary which progressed as far as a public inquiry but no further. This plan also introduced the concept of a Conservation Area for the village which includes Lime Street and the application property. As this Plan was never adopted by Tynwald, the Conservation Area has no formal status.
The property has been the subject of a number of applications:
Now proposed is the application of horizontal timber boarding on the existing projecting rear gable. The timber will be Western Red Cedar.
Port St. Mary Commissioners indicate that they do not object to the application.
The proposal should be judged against the provisions of General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan which states: "Development which is in accordance with the land use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development: a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief; b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the space around them; c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape; d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses; e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea; f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks; g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality; h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space; i) does not have an adverse effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways; j)can be provided with all necessary services; k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan; I) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding; m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption."
In this case, the application of timber boarding will not have an impact other than a visual one (sub paragraphs b and c above). Whilst there is no timber boarding currently applied to the rear of property along the rear of the harbour (see photographs), the rear elevations of the existing properties have been the subject of considerable change since they were originally constructed - flat roofed garaging and extensions, glazed annexes, solid-walled extensions, stone and rendered walling. Timber boarding has been used elsewhere in Port St. Mary (Rock Cottage for example) and has a seaside character to it which would not be out of keeping in this area. The existing gable is a dull grey dashed finish which is not particularly attractive and as such the proposed change is not considered to be out of keeping or unacceptable in this area. There are no objections to the proposal.
The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status.
Recommended Decision: Permitted
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