DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 19/00376/B Applicant: Mrs Wendy Lewis Proposal: Installation of replacement front door Site Address: 2 Wesley Terrace Ballasalla Isle Of Man IM9 2DB Planning Officer: Miss Lucy Kinrade Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 03.06.2019 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.

Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to drawing page ref: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 all date stamped and received 29/03/2019. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE APPLICATION SITE - 1.1 The application site is the residential curtilage of 2 Wesley Terrace, Ballasalla, an existing two storey mid-terrace dwelling located along the main road running through the centre of the village part way between Station Road and Bridge Road roundabouts. On the front elevation the dwelling has three sliding sash windows and a front door. The existing front door is set back slightly from the front elevation with a deep reveal and creating a covered standing area. The door is timber with a solid panel base and glazing to the top third.

2.0 PROPOSAL - 2.1 The application proposes the replacement of the existing front timber door with a new UPVC door finished in dark blue. The door is to have a 4 panel design, the top two being glazed and a glazed arch above.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The site has been subject to a number of previous planning applications, most recently PA 19/00357/B for the erection of flat roof extension on first floor above existing kitchen at the rear. This application was refused 29/05/2019.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as Mixed Use on Map 4 of the Area Plan for the South

1. The site also lies within a proposed conservation area. Given the nature of the proposal General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 35 of the Strategic Plan are most relevant in the assessment of the application.

5.0 REPRESENATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the government's website. This report contains summaries only. - 5.1 Malew Commissioners - No objections (01/05/2019) - 5.2 DOI Highway Services - no highways interest (16/04/2019).

6.0 ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The existing dwelling contributes to the historic building stock which lines both sides of the road and which contributes to the overall heritage of Ballasalla. The character here is perhaps dominated more so by the traditional form and proportions of the terrace fronting directly onto the highway and the arrangement of the front elevation including the sliding sash windows and the deep door reveals. The existing timber door is set behind the reveal and unless looking directly at the property is perhaps not readily visible nor prominent in the streetscene. The site is located within the proposed Conservation Area and although the proposed door is not as appropriate as the existing, its replacement is likely have an overall negligible impact on the wider character of the streetscene and expected to preserve the overall character and appearance of the proposed Conservation Area.

7.0 CONCLUSION - 7.1 The application is considered to meet the test of General Policy 2 and given the negligible impacts on the surrounding area it's considered that the character of the proposed Conservation Area will be preserved in the spirit of EP35.

8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated.

8.2 The Planning Committee must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and

• o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Director of Planning and Building Control in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 04.06.2019 Determining officer Signed : J CHANCE Jennifer Chance Director of Planning and Building Control

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