DEC Officer Report

Application No.: 22/01478/B Applicant: Mr Alan Bailey & Miss Frances Walkden Proposal: Installation of a replacement roof light Site Address: 6 Lyndale Avenue Peel Isle Of Man IM5 1JY Planning Officer: Miss Lucy Kinrade Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 31.01.2023

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. 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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The application accords with General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to Site Plan, Location Plan, Roof light detail and photographs all date stamped and received 24/11/2022. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

None _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report THE APPLICATION SITE

1.1 The application site is the residential curtilage of 6 Lyndale Avenue, a two storey mid terraced dwelling sited on the south eastern side of Lyndale Avenue in Peel. The front elevation

• of the property has a red brick finished at ground floor level and a pebble dash render at first floor level.
• 1.2 There is an existing rooflight in the front elevation roof slope.
• 1.3 The site lies within the designated Peel Conservation Area. PLANNING PROPOSAL

2.1 Approval is sought for the installation of a replacement roof light on the front elevation PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The application site has been the subject of three previous planning applications for the replacement of windows and doors under PA's 16/01181/B, PA 10/01792/B and PA 10/01795/B. PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 In terms of local plan policy, the application site is in an area zoned as "Residential" under the Peel Local Plan 1989. As previously mentioned, the application site is within the Peel Conservation Area. Given the nature of the proposal the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains two policies that are considered specifically material General Policy 2 contains the general standards towards acceptable development and Environment Policy 35 which seeks all development within a Conservation Area to either preserve or enhance the character and appearance of that area.

REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the Government's website. This report contains summaries only.

5.1 Peel Town Commissioners - no comments received as of 31/01/2023.

5.2 Department of Infrastructure Highway Services - No highways interest (08/12/2022) ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The proposed replacement roof light will be not to dissimilar from the existing measuring 550mm x 980mm and finished in a conservation style. The overall visual appearance of the existing property is to be preserved and there shall be little to no impact on public amenity or on the overall character and appearance of the streetscene or Conservation Area CONCLUSION - 7.1 Overall, it is concluded that the planning application is in accordance with General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 35 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf);
• (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure;
• (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material;
• (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and
• (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material.

8.2 The decision maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status.

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 02.02.2023 Determining officer Signed : J SINGLETON Jason Singleton Principal Planner

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