17 December 2007 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M.I. McCauley)
Yn Shenn Oik Postagh, Old Laxey Hill, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7da
The proposal involves installing two coupled VELUX roof lights, each measuring 55cm x 70cm, side by side on the rear roof elevation of Yn Shenn Oik Postagh (The Old Post Office), a residential property on Old Laxey Hill in Laxey.
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The officer considered the proposal's modest scale appropriate and in keeping with the character of the dwelling and surrounding residential area.
Residential Policy 1 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Permits alterations and extensions to existing properties if sympathetic to the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area. The officer assessed the roof lights as modest and in keeping with the dwelling's character, not adversely affecting amenity.
Conservation Area Policy 4 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires special attention to preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character or appearance per Town and Country Planning Act 1991 (12.(4). The rear elevation proposal has modest impact on the setting, deemed acceptable.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the location plan, annotated photographs and rooflight specification date stamped the 10th October 2007.
no objections to the proposals contained therein
Laxey Village Commissioners have no objections to the installation of two roof lights on the rear elevation.
Laxey Village Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners considered this application at their recent meeting and have no objections to the proposals contained therein.
