14 August 2009 · Planning Committee
Whitehouse Buildings, White House Close, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7ba
The proposal involved alterations and installation of replacement ground floor windows and doors at a mixed-use building (residential/retail/office) in White House Close, Laxey. The site is within a designated Conservation Area and mixed-use zoning under the Laxey and Lonan Area Plan 2005.
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The officer considered the proposal modest and in keeping with the character of the building and Conservation Area, according with policy L/CRB/PR/4 of the Laxey and Lonan Area Plan 2005, which requir…
Conservation Area Policy 4 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires special attention to preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character or appearance. The modest replacement windows and doors were assessed as in keeping with the building and area character. No tension noted.
General Policy 2
Permits development in line with Area Plan zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design and does not adversely affect townscape character or amenity. Proposal met these tests due to its modest nature in a mixed-use Conservation Area site.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Officer found the proposal preserved character through modest, in-keeping design.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no. L/66/1(B) date stamped the 17th June 2009.
Laxey Village Commissioners recommended refusal of application 09/01035/B due to insufficient detail on the proposed finish and colour of the Harwood windows.
Key concern: insufficient detail on proposed finish and colour of the Harwood windows
Laxey Village Commissioners
ObjectionThe Board wishes to defer their decision on the above planning application on the grounds stated below.; The Board feels there is insufficient detail continued in the application, in particular with reference to the proposed finish and colour of the Harwood windows and requests this additional information is provided.
Laxey Village Commissioners
Objectionthe Board recommends refusal of this application on the grounds stated below.; The Board feels there is insufficient detail continued in the application, in particular with reference to the proposed finish and colour of the Harwood windows and requests this additional information is provided. This information has not been provided and therefore they feel that there is insufficient information to make an informed decision.
