Installation of a single window to replace two existing windows

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Permission granted for installation of a single window to replace two existing windows
• ✓Site is the residential curtilage of an existing modern, single-storey detached dwelling
• ✓The new window’s modern appearance and form would be in keeping with the modern property
• ✓No other properties are next to or directly opposite the dwelling
• ✓design
• ✓The new window will be very modern in appearance and form, but is to be installed in a modern property where it will not appear out of place.

The proposal is to install a single window to replace two existing windows at the residential curtilage of an existing detached dwelling at Langdale, Gansey, Port St. Mary. The existing property is described as a substantial, single-storey dwelling of modern proportions and form, set on Gansey headland facing south east, with no other properties next to or directly opposite. The officer’s key issue noted that although the new window would be very modern in appearance and form, it would be installed in a modern property where it would not appear out of place. The application was decided by delegated authority and permission was granted.

The authority granted permission for the window replacement. The officer assessment highlighted that the new, modern-looking window would be installed within a modern dwelling and would not appear out of place. Based on the information provided in the officer report and the delegated decision, the application was permitted.

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