DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 19/00382/B Applicant: Mr Jose & Mrs Susan Bangero Proposal: Alterations and erection of roof to cover rear yard Site Address: 8 Hatfield Grove Douglas Isle Of Man IM1 3HD 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 location plan and drawing numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 date stamped and received 29/03/2019 and 3 x A4 photographs date stamped and received 29/03/2019.

_______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons None _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE APPLICATION SITE

1.1 The application site is the residential curtilage of 8 Hatfield Grove, Douglas an existing two storey mid terrace dwelling located to the north of the road. The dwelling has a rear

projecting outlet and a small walled yard which joins with the rear access lane. The rear yard is around 4m x 2m.

PROPOSAL

2.1 Proposed is the installation of a polycarbonate roof covering over the open rear yard. PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The application site has been the subject of one previous planning application for the replacement of two windows approved under 17/00152/B. PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The application site is designated as "Predominantly Residential" under the Douglas Local Plan Order 1998 Map No. 2 (South). The application site is within the Woodbourne Road Conservation Area.

4.2 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policy that is considered specifically material to the assessment of this application; - 4.3 Environmental Policy 35 states: "Within Conservation Areas, the department will permit only development which would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Area, and will ensure that the special features contributing to the character and quality are protected against inappropriate development."

REPRESENTATIONS

5.1 Douglas Borough Council - no comments have been made as of 03/06/2019

5.2 Highways Services - NHI (16/04/2019) ASSESMENT - 6.1 The proposal seeks to install a polycarbonate lean-to roof over the existing rear yard. The rears of the properties here are less visible from the streetscene and are not considered to form an important part of the Conservation Area. The proposal is to sit within the extents of the existing boundary walls and views will likely be restricted to the upper levels of neighbouring properties only. The installation of the roofing system is likely have a negligible impact on the overall character and appearance of the Conservation Area and therefore considered to be acceptable. CONCLUSION - 7.1 For the above reasons, it is considered that the application be approved. 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 decision-maker 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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