23 December 2014 · Head of Development Management (Jennifer Chance)
La Mona Lisa, Deepdale, Glen Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7ab
Serendipity Limited applied to install replacement windows at their two-storey restaurant on a corner plot at Glen Road, Laxey (IM4 7AB), replacing existing poor-condition timber windows with like-for-like uPVC Rosewood casement style windows: two on the public-facing front elevation and four to the rear.
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The key issue was whether the replacement windows would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Laxey's Conservation Area per Environment Policy 35.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character/appearance and protect special features. Officer assessed the aesthetic changes, concluding the like-for-like uPVC replacement would preserve (but not enhance) the area's appearance despite prominence, due to matching prior approvals and limited harm.
General Policy 2
Permits development respecting site/surroundings in scale/form/design, without adverse townscape or amenity impacts. Proposal complied as it respects the building's form, matches existing replacements, and causes no amenity harm.
Planning Circular 1/98, The Alteration and Replacement of Windows
Mandates repair of original windows in Conservation Areas or like-for-like replacements matching opening method, glazing bars, and frame sections if visible publicly. Lack of original window records complicated assessment, but proposed casement uPVC matches existing patterns/sections and prior approval; rear windows less visible.
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.
recommend the application be approved
Laxey Village Commissioners recommend approval of the application for installation of replacement windows at La Mona Lisa Restaurant.
Laxey Village Commissioners
Supportthe Board recommends approval of the application
