18 February 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Harcroft, Old Laxey Hill, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7bt
The application proposes a small summer house, approximately 3m wide, 5m deep and 2.1m high, with timber finishes and openings on all elevations, to be built on an elevated base in the rear garden of Harcroft, a detached house on Old Laxey Hill in Laxey.
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The primary test applied was the statutory requirement for proposals in a Conservation Area to preserve or enhance its character, as per relevant policies.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
Strategic Policy 3 is materially relevant to the assessment. The officer applied it alongside other strategic policies in concluding the proposal preserves Conservation Area character. No specific tension noted.
Strategic Policy 4
Strategic Policy 4(a) considered materially relevant. Assessment focused on Conservation Area test, finding no harm despite contemporary design.
Spatial Policy 5
Strategic Policy 5 materially relevant. Supported overall approval based on character preservation.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b)(c)(g)(m) materially relevant, addressing development principles including design and amenity. Proposal complied as it preserved area character and had no neighbour amenity impacts.
Environment Policy 35
Environment Policy 35 materially relevant to Conservation Area. Statutory test applied: proposal preserves character despite visibility and style differences from main house.
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.
no objection
