5 March 2026 · Delegated - Principal Planner (A Morgan, Interim Director of Planning and Building Control); report by Jason Singleton, Principal Planner
Fairfield House, Main Road, St. Johns, Isle Of Man, IM4 3na
The proposal involves replacing irregular rear single-storey projections with a unified catslide roof extension matching the existing building's natural slate roof and painted render walls, adding rooflights, 14 solar panels, rear patio doors, a timber pergola, paved garden with benches, a 3.6m x 3.0m x 3.6m garden roo…
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The officer assessed that the rear extension replaces disparate projections with a unified catslide roof structure matching existing materials, improving rear elevation integration and appearance with…
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Requires development to have regard to local character. Officer found proposal respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/form/design, enhancing rear appearance and public frontage without dominating traditional building.
Strategic Policy 4
Requires protection/enhancement of Ancient Monuments, Registered Buildings settings. Small-scale rear changes and front public features do not harm setting of opposite Tynwald Hill/Registered Buildings as site subordinate in street scene.
Spatial Policy 5
New development to make positive environmental contribution. Formalised garden, solar panels, ASHP, improved accessibility enhance public cultural use and sustainability.
General Policy 2
Criteria include respect site/surroundings (b), no harm to townscape (c), no adverse amenity impact (g), adequate parking/access (h). Met via design matching materials, no neighbour harm, parking benefits outweigh loss.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per 15sqm office space. Conflicts via loss of one space but outweighed by public benefits, no highway safety harm, nearby parking.
TYNWALD/P/1
No development prejudicing Tynwald Hill setting/operations. Proposal preserves setting as changes not conspicuous in street scene.
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.
Materials approval
The materials to be used in the construction and finishing of the development hereby approved shall be as described on Drawing Numbers 10-02 and 10-03 unless alternatives are first submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the host building and wider area.
ASHP model
The Air Source Heat Pump to be installed upon the site shall be the Ecodan R32 model shown and described on the approved Information Sheet unless details of any alternative is first submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Installation shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To allow for appraisal of the effects of an ASHP upon the living conditions of near neighbours.
Parking reinstatement if reverting to dwelling
Should the current use of the building cease and it revert to a private dwellinghouse, the seating and display panels hereby approved on the frontage shall be removed and a parking space shall be reinstated to the satisfaction of the Highway Authority. Reason: To provide off road parking for future residents in the interest of highway safety and living conditions.
no objection; no significant negative impact on highway safety/parking as public access/visitor benefits outweigh minimal parking loss; nearby public parking available; ramp to be removed if reverting to residential
