18 June 2014 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
Bourne House, College Street, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 1jw
The proposal involves replacing non-historic ground floor shop windows and first floor casement windows on a three-storey retail and office building at the corner of Peel Street and College Street in Ramsey with simpler white uPVC framed windows.
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The officer concluded the proposed windows enhance the character of the Conservation Area as they are a closer approximation to historic windows than the existing modern ones, evidenced by historic ph…
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with zoning, respecting site surroundings in scale, form, design, and not adversely affecting townscape or amenity. Officer found proposal accords as it enhances townscape in Town Centre Mixed Use zone and Conservation Area.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Proposal assessed as enhancing character by better matching historic fenestration than existing non-original windows.
Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows
For Conservation Area buildings, visible replacements must match original opening method, glazing bars, and frame sections. Proposals comply as closer to historic formats per photography, despite material change to uPVC/aluminium.
Time limit
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.
no objection
Ramsey Town Commissioners raised no objection to the replacement windows and shop fronts at Bourne Concourse, while Ian K Bleasdale objected aesthetically, stating the new shop windows resemble ordinary windows rather than proper shop fronts.
Key concern: shop windows do not look like proper shop fronts
Ian K Bleasdale
ObjectionFrom memory, the previous scheme seemed better to me! Therein the shop windows looked like proper shop fronts, now they are just any old windows.; Are we progressing backwards?
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners considered the above application at their meeting on Wednesday 16th April, 2014 and have no objection to the proposal.
