9 March 2012 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
10 Woodbourne Villas, 42, Alexander Drive, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3qg
The site is a two-storey mid-terrace house at 10 Woodbourne Villas, Alexander Drive, Douglas, within a Conservation Area and residential zoning. The proposal replaces an existing rear annex and small utility room with a single-storey lean-to extension projecting just over 4m along the boundary with No.11, with an eaves…
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The proposal was a resubmission following refusal of PA11/00445/B, where the previous scheme's taller eaves height of 3.4m at the shared boundary resulted in harm to No.11's residential amenity throug…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect amenity of residents or locality character; not unacceptably affect road safety. Officer assessed amended height (2.4m eaves) as avoiding unacceptable amenity impact on No.11, unlike refused scheme, and fitting residential context.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. Single-storey rear extension not readily visible publicly, sympathetically designed to fit terrace architecture, thus preserving character.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the demolition of existing rear annex and erection of a replacement extension, 10 Woodbourne Villas, Alexander Road, Douglas as shown by 163/01, 163/02, 163/03, 163/04 Rev A, 163/05 B, 163/06 Rev A, 163/07, 163/02 Rev A, 163/09 Rev A and 163/10 Rev A received 30th January 2012.
no objection
Recommend approval has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No Objection in Principle subject to drainage requirements (surface water separation, details for approval prior to works)
Douglas Corporation, Douglas Borough Drainage, and Highways Division all responded with no objection to application 12/00135/B, with Drainage specifying conditions on surface water drainage separation and details submission.
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Douglas Borough Drainage
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection in Principle subject to:- Drainage Requirements
Conditions requested: The surface water drainage from the proposed extension must be separated and combine at the curtilage boundary, at the front of the property in to the existing combined drainage system.; Exact details of the drainage layout must be provided to the Douglas Borough Council Drainage Section for approval, prior to any work commencing on site.; The applicant contractor/builder is required to contact the Douglas Borough Council Drainage Section, prior to work commencing on site to discuss this proposed drainage connection.; In the event that this application is approved I should be grateful if these comments could be incorporated in the approval notice.
Highways Division
No ObjectionRecommend approval has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
