30 August 2023 · Delegated - Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Underhill, Lezayre Road, Lezayre, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 2aj
The site is an existing semi-detached house in a predominantly residential area. The proposal includes a rear pitched roof extension not visible from the road, a standalone shed for use as a home office along the rear boundary, and a new oil tank positioned away from the road at the front.
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The officer considered the key issues to be visual impact on the house, streetscene, and surrounding area, plus amenity impacts on neighbours' living conditions.
General Policy 2
Requires general standards for acceptable development including visual amenity (b), neighbouring amenity (c), and energy reduction (g). The officer assessed the extension, shed, and oil tank against these, finding acceptable visual and amenity impacts with no harm to neighbours, tipping the balance due to appropriate scale, siting, and design in a residential context.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Promotes good design. Considered relevant alongside other strategic policies but not detailed separately beyond overall compliance.
Spatial Policy 5
Promotes use of local materials and character. Materially relevant but assessed within the good design context of the proposal.
Environment Policy 42
Promotes development taking account of locality in design. Applied to ensure the proposal respects the residential area's character.
Time limit
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.
in support
Do not oppose
DEFA Biodiversity requests thorough bat checks prior to works due to historical and nearby roosts; Highway Services Division confirms no significant highway impact and does not oppose; Lezayre Parish Commissioners requested a delay in commenting.
Key concern: potential for roosting bats due to historical site roost and nearby active roost
DEFA Biodiversity
Conditional No ObjectionThe Ecosystem Policy Team are aware that Underhill used to have a bat roost which was lost a number of years ago, and that there is an active bat roost in a nearby property.; we request that the applicants ensure that they undertake thorough checks for roosting bats around the roof space prior to the erection of the extension; If bats, or evidence of bats, is discovered during these checks, or at any point while work is being undertaken, all work must stop and advice be sought from the DEFA Ecosystem Policy Team 01624 651577, or from the Manx Bat Group Help Line 07624 366177.
Conditions requested: applicants to undertake thorough checks for roosting bats around the roof space prior to erection of the extension; if bats or evidence discovered during checks or works, all work must stop and advice sought from DEFA Ecosystem Policy Team or Manx Bat Group
Highway Services Division
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.
Highway Services Division
No ObjectionHighways HDC note the update information for the above application dated 4th August 2023 online and continue to not oppose the application.
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
No CommentThe Commissioners would like to request a short delay in submitting their comments on the above planning application.; Their next meeting will be held on Thursday 3rd August, and any comments will be submitted to you on Friday 4th August 2023.
