Installation of a uPVC dormer window to replace existing

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Replacement of a wooden dormer with a uPVC dormer window
• ✓Site is within the Selborne Drive Conservation Area
• ✓Applicant confirmed like-for-like style replacement
• ✓Other uPVC units already present in the street
• ✓heritage
• ✓The site is within the Selborne Drive Conservation Area.
• ✓The proposal is to replace the existing wooden dormer unit with a uPVC dormer.
• ✓The applicant has indicated it will be like for like in style.
• ✓There are other uPVC units in the street.

This application sought permission to replace an existing wooden dormer window with a uPVC dormer at a property on Somerset Square, Douglas, Isle of Man. The property lies within the Selborne Drive Conservation Area, which meant the materials and appearance of the replacement required careful consideration. The applicant stated the new unit would match the existing dormer in style, and the officer noted that other uPVC units are already present in the street. The application was permitted on 3 October 2006 under delegated authority, with two conditions attached.

Permission was granted to replace an existing wooden dormer window with a uPVC unit. The site sits within the Selborne Drive Conservation Area, but the applicant confirmed the replacement would be like for like in style, and other uPVC units are already present in the street. The application was decided by the Director of Planning and Building Control under delegated authority.

Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This permission relates to the installation of a uPVC dormer window to replace existing as shown in the location plan and photographs date stamped 27th July 2006.

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