16 October 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (C Balmer)
Glebe House, Station Road, Ballaugh, Isle Of Man, IM7 5ah
The proposal involves demolishing an existing glass conservatory at the rear of a two-storey detached dwelling and replacing it with a single-storey sunroom featuring a flat fibreglass roof, two roof lights, and dimensions of approximately 4.96m x 6.2m, protruding 1.5m from the side and 2.09m from the rear elevation, w…
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The officer concluded that the proposal is acceptable due to its design, scale, and position within the curtilage, complying with Strategic Policy 3 (visual design and locality character), General Pol…
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Requires development to focus on visual design and avoid harm to character and identity of locality. Officer assessed the extension's modest scale, rear position, and subservient form as compatible with the host dwelling's character, not harming street scene or townscape.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in design (b), not adversely affect townscape character (c), and not harm resident amenity or locality character (g). Proposal met these via matching materials, proportional scale, and no amenity harm from 16m separation and landscaping.
Housing Policy 16
Paragraph 8.12.1 presumes in favour of extensions in built-up areas if no adverse impact on adjacent properties or surroundings. Principle of householder extension accepted in predominantly residential area with no such harms identified.
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.
Tree protection
No site works or clearance shall be commenced until protective fences which conform with British Standard 5837:2012 (or any British Standard revoking and re-enacting British Standard 5837:2012 with or without modification) have been erected around the Protected Trees at the front of the property within the parking area. Unless and until the development has been completed these fences shall not be removed and the protected areas are to be kept clear of any building, plant equipment, material, debris and trenching, with the existing ground levels maintained, and there shall be no entry to those areas except for approved arboricultural or landscape works. Reason: To safeguard the root area of the Protected Trees.
no objection on arboricultural grounds as registered trees not impacted and sunroom to north
