25 November 2021 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Garage, Westend House, 7, Arbory Road, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1na
The proposal involves demolishing a pitch-roofed and flat-roofed garage at the rear of the property, which fronts onto Farrants Way and is enclosed by a 2m high brick wall with a thick cluster of trees along the boundary.
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The officer considered the fundamental issue to be whether the existing garage, with pitch and flat roof construction leaning on the neighbouring property wall, would detrimentally affect the characte…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect character of locality or amenity; and not impact road safety. The officer confirmed the demolition respects these aspects given the site's residential zoning and low flood risk in the proposed area.
Strategic Policy 4
Proposals must protect or enhance the fabric and setting of Conservation Areas. Assessed as satisfied since demolition enhances rather than harms the setting.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and appearance, protecting special features. The demolition was found to enhance the Area as the garages do not contribute positively.
Environmental Policy 39
Presumption in favour of retaining buildings making positive contribution to Conservation Area character. Overcome here because the garages 'do not contribute much' and lack merit, so removal enhances the Area.
Time limit
The works hereby granted registered building consent shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this consent. Reason: To comply with paragraph 2(2)(a) of schedule 3 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented registered building consents.
Tree protection plan
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved a tree protection plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department. Tree protection measures shall be shown on a layout plan accompanied by descriptive text which includes but is not limited to details of; a) The location of the trees to be retained and their canopy spreads; b) The location of a 'construction exclusion zone'; c) The position of protective fencing and/or other protective measures required to prevent damage to retained trees. d) An appropriate specification for the protective measures proposed. The development must be carried out in accordance with the approved details. No alterations or variations to the approved tree protection scheme or working methods shall be made without prior written consent of the Department. Reason: required prior to commencement to ensure that all trees to be retained are adequately protected from damage to health and stability throughout the construction period to protect and enhance the appearance and character of the site and locality.
do not oppose
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division does not oppose the application, finding no significant negative impact on highway safety, network efficiency, or parking.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services find it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network efficiency and /or parking.; The Applicant is advised that a licence may be necessary for the positioning of equipment and materials in the highway.
