Retrospective application for external alterations and erection of wooden staircase to rear of dwelling

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Retrospective approval for external alterations and a wooden staircase at the rear of a property in the Peel Conservation Area
• ✓Staircase enclosed within the yard, limiting its visual impact on the Conservation Area
• ✓Staircase design not in keeping with the building, but not considered harmful in context
• ✓Approval explicitly excludes use of the top floor as a self-contained flat
• ✓design
• ✓heritage
• ✓The wooden staircase is not in keeping with the design of the building but it is enclosed within the yard and therefore does not have a detrimental impact on the appearance of the Conservation Area.
• ✓no permission is granted for the use of the top floor as a self contained flat.

This retrospective application sought approval for external alterations and the erection of a wooden staircase to the rear of a detached property at 30 Douglas Street, Peel, which sits within the Peel Conservation Area. The Planning Committee approved the application on 9 August 2005. Officers noted that while the wooden staircase does not match the design of the building, its position enclosed within the rear yard means it does not have a detrimental effect on the character or appearance of the Conservation Area. One condition attached to the approval makes clear that no permission is granted for the use of the top floor of the property as a self-contained flat.

The Planning Committee approved the retrospective application. Although the wooden staircase was considered out of keeping with the building's design, it is enclosed within the rear yard and was found not to harm the appearance of the Peel Conservation Area. The approval does not extend to any use of the top floor as a self-contained flat.

Conditions (1)

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   Condition 1

   This approval relates to drawing numbers 001A, 001b, 002A, 002b, 3 and 4 date stamped received on 1st June 2005.

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