Officer Planning Report Recommendation

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Officer's Report

The Site

The site represents the residential curtilage of an existing dwelling situated on the eastern side of the A26 St. Mark's Road, in the centre of St. Mark's opposite the southern end of the triangle in which sits St. Mark's Church. The property is a stone-faced two storey cottage with traditional proportions and appearance as viewed from the front and a single storey garage on the northern elevation and a single storey sun room on the southern side.

Planning Status

The site lies within an area designated on the Isle of Man Planning Scheme (Development Plan) Order 1982 as "white land", that is, not designated for development. The property also lies within the St. Mark's Conservation Area.

Planning History

The following applications have been submitted in respect of this property:

• PA 94/0233 - construction of conservatory - permitted
• PA 02/0602 - installation of replacement windows to front of dwelling - refused
• PA 05/1902 - installation of uPVC sliding sash windows to replace existing on front elevation - refused
• PA 08/0166 - erection of replacement conservatory - pending consideration
• PA 08/0194 - installation of replacement windows to front elevation - pending consideration.

The Proposal

Proposed here is the replacement of the existing front door which is timber framed with six glazed panels and a rectangular fanlight above with a plastic-framed door with upper glazed light. Also proposed is the replacement of two existing garage doors with a single double door on the garage which sits on the northern elevation of the property with its doors in the northern elevation of the garage.

Representations

Malew Parish Commissioners object to this and the other two contemporaneous applications on the basis that the property lies within a conservation area and as such the material should be appropriate thereto.

Assessment

The existing garage doors are visible from the public highway and of course the front door is clearly visible to the passing public as the property sits immediately alongside the road. Planning Policy Statement 1 / 01 requires that development proposed within a conservation area should preserve or enhance a property.

The existing garage doors are obscured from view of the passing motorist or pedestrian by the existing gate pillars (see photographs). As such, the introduction of a single garage door, whilst more modern and possibly if it were more visible, inappropriate, in this case will have a minimal visual impact on the appearance of the property and the character of the Conservation Area.

I have discussed this with the Conservation Officer who endorses the above assessment.

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: 31.03.2008

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval

N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal

• : 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 garage doors with a single door as shown in the plans and information received on 1st February, 2008.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted Date :

Signed : Mrs F Mullen Senior Planning Officer