19 March 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
The Beeches, Lezayre Road, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 2ta
The proposal involved adding a flat-roofed dormer on the front roof between two gables (300mm lower than the main ridge) and a wider overhanging dormer on the rear, initially with white plastic boarding but amended to black Marley Cedral weatherboarding to better match the slate roof.
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General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect landscape/townscape character or resident amenity. Officer tested dormer scale, form, materials against visibility from road (fleeting, screened) and rear (limited), finding no adverse impact due to amendments, modest existing dwelling, and 20m+ separation to rear properties.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the alterations and extensions shown in drawings reference SM11/266/2/A and the location plan both received on 15th February, 2012.
no objection to the application and amended plans; drainage comments under Sewerage Act 1999 noted separately
Ramsey Town Commissioners submitted two no objection responses (original and amended plans) with identical drainage comments requiring compliance with building regulations and Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority standards.
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners considered the above amended plans at their meeting on Wednesday 21st March, 2012 and have no objection to the proposal; I trust that these comments will be brought to the attention of the Planning Committee when considering this application
Conditions requested: The proposed alteration/extension must be connected to the existing drainage system to comply with Building Regulations; if a new connection to the public sewer is required, this must be carried out in a manner acceptable to the Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority; All drainage works must conform to the requirements of the Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority's 'Manx Sewers for Adoption' and all necessary inspections/surveys [including CCTV] are to be carried out at the developer's expense; Should this alteration/extension require a new connection to the public sewer, and in accordance with the Sewerage Act 1999, a communication fee will be payable to the Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority; There must be NO discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s)
