Officer Planning Report Recommendation

Application No.: 09/00692/B Applicant: Parkhouse Developments Ltd Proposal: Installation of replacement windows Site Address: Seamount Bay View Road Port St. Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5AG ### Considerations Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett Expected Decision Level: Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee : Highways Division Notes : Consultee : Port St Mary Commissioners Notes: No objection

Officer's Report

The Site

The site represents an existing property situated on the corner of Gellings Avenue and Bay View Road in the heart of Port St. Mary. The property is a three storey brick faced building with substantial chimneys and a dominant tower on the corner. There is a shop front on the ground floor of the building which is rendered rather than brick faced. The rear elevation - that facing anyone coming down Gellings Avenue - is also rendered with full height external vent pipes visible.

The windows in the property are a mixture of flat headed, arch headed and round headed sliding sashes of varying heights. Windows in properties elsewhere in the streetscene include fixed flat headed lights in round headed apertures with bottom opening casements underneath.

Planning Status

The site lies within an area designated on the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982 as Predominantly Retail.

Planning History

Planning permission was granted under PA 97/0727 for the change of use of the shop to the sale of fruit and vegetables.

THE PROPOSAL

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Proposed is the replacement of the windows with plastic framed sliding sashes with heads to match the apertures in which they are to be replaced.

Representations

Port St. Mary Commissioners query which windows are to be replaced but raise no objection and indicate that the windows in the front elevation should be replaced as soon as possible.

Assessment

The property is not protected by Registration and the site does not lie within a Conservation Area. As such, as the property retains much of its original character the provisions of Planning Circular 1/98 require that where possible the windows should be repaired but that replacements replicating the original form and appearance will be acceptable. In this case the proposal is for the same method of opening as the originals with the same shape of window frame as the aperture, which would satisfy this requirement.

The applicant has clarified that the windows to be replaced are all of the windows except the shop front.

As such the proposal is considered to be acceptable.

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: 29.06.2009

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval <br> N : Notes attached to conditions <br> R : Reasons for refusal <br> O : 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 replacement of the existing windows (other than the shopfront) with sliding sashes whose shape fit the apertures in which they are to be installed, as shown and described in the plans and information received on 16th April, 2009.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 10/09, Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer

Decision Made : Permitted Date : July 2009

Signed : ______________________________ Senior Planning Officer