25 February 2010 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
3, Oak Close, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 3hr
Mrs Sacha Holder applied to alter and extend her home at 3 Oak Close, Onchan, with a single-storey rear extension to create a kitchen and dining room, removing the existing conservatory. The site is in a predominantly residential area.
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The officer considered the site as the curtilage of a detached dwelling in a residential area and the proposal as a rear extension.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Policy states extensions and alterations will generally not be opposed where appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the rear extension as compliant, being in keeping with the dwelling's character and causing no undue harm to amenity.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect amenity, character, or highway safety. Officer found proposal satisfied criteria including no harm to amenity or highway safety, supported by para 8.12.1 presumption for extensions without adverse impacts.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s 2009/42/01, 2009/42/02 and 2009/42/03 date stamped the 8th January 2009.
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No Objection subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage
Drainage Division has no objection subject to conditions on surface water discharge; Highways Division does not oppose due to no traffic implications; Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval.
Drainage Division
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection subject to the following conditions; There must be NO discharge of surface water (including that from roofs and paved areas) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.
Conditions requested: There must be NO discharge of surface water (including that from roofs and paved areas) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.; The application states that the surface water from the proposed development is to be discharged to the "existing drainage". If this "existing drainage" discharges (directly or indirectly) to the foul sewerage system then it should be noted that an alternative means of surface water disposal must be provided.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
