Officer Planning Report

Application No.: 08/01722/B Applicant: Mr Allen Proposal: Installation of six solar panels Site Address: The Mount Mount Gawne Road Port St. Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5LX ### Considerations Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett Expected Decision Level: Delegated Decision Senior DC Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes : Consultee : Rushen Commissioners Notes: No objections

Officer's Report

The Site

The site represents the residential curtilage of an existing dwelling, The Mount, which sits between Mount Gawne Road and the A7 as it runs along Gansey Promenade. The house is a substantial one which sits prominently in the landscape. The dwelling has an attached hipped roofed annex which sits to the west of the main house.

Planning Status

The site lies within an area designated on the 1982p as Existing Predominintly Residential.

Planning History

The property has been the subject of a number of applications for addition: and alterations, including the covering over of the swimming pool, none of which are relevant in the consideration of this application.

The Proposal

Proposed here is the installation of six solar panels, three on the front of the annex and the other three on the west-facing hip of the roof. The panels will be 1.9 m by 2.4 m and 130 mm deep.

Representations

RPC indicate that they have no objections to the application.

ASSESSMENT The Strategic Plan supports the concept of renewable energy in paragraph 12.2.8 provided that the proposal complies with the other policies of the plan. In this case the impact of the panels will be a visual one and the panels will be set back some distance from the public view and sited on a building which is modern. As such, it is considered that the panels will not have a detrimental visual impact and the concept of renewable energy is supported.

PARTY STATUS 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.

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 11.10.2008 Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal

• : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This permission relates to the installation of six solar panels as shown and described in drawings and information received on 5th and 23rd September, 2008.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

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