11 December 2014 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
Block 1, Oakhill Court, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 2nj
The application proposed a two-storey extension to the south of the existing three-storey Oakhill Court apartment block, providing three garages on the ground floor and a one-bedroom apartment above, finished in matching materials with a Mansard-style roof.
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The officer assessed the proposal against three key issues: impact on streetscene, loss of open space, and neighbour amenity.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale (b), not adversely affect townscape character (c), not harm local residents' amenity or locality character (g). Failed due to loss of open space harming visual amenity/locality character (c/g), and overbearing/loss of light to neighbours (g). Streetscene massing acceptable due to smaller scale and uncertainty over adjacent approval.
Housing Policy 6
Residential zoned land must accord with area plan brief or GP2 criteria. Principle of residential acceptable per zoning, but failed GP2 tests on amenity/open space; referenced in prior refusal but not directly in current reasons.
Environment Policy 42
New development must respect locality character; no removal of open/green spaces contributing to visual amenity/sense of place. Failed as proposal removes important private open grassed space providing public visual amenity in built-up area, one of few such spaces in Farmhill.
do not oppose the application
no objection to the application
Multiple neighbouring residents submitted objections citing loss of light, privacy, noise, loss of green space, tree safety, drainage, and precedent concerns; Douglas Borough Council and Highway Services have no objections.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.; 14/01219/B Extension to existing apartment development to provide ground floor garages and first floor apartment, Block 1 Oakhill Court
Highway Services
No ObjectionDo not oppose
