29 October 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (JACMAR) - delegated authority
Fo Glion, Glen Rushen Road, Glen Maye, Isle Of Man, IM5 3ba
The site is the curtilage of a detached dwelling in a High Landscape or Coastal Value area. The proposal involved replacing the narrow garage door with patio doors to create a playroom inside the existing integral single garage, which was too small for modern vehicles.
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The officer assessed the proposal against policies protecting High Landscape Value areas, noting the previous refusal of 09/00845/B due to its full two-storey design resembling a dwelling with poor ae…
General Policy 3
Restricts development outside zoned areas except for specified exceptions like essential agricultural housing or replacement dwellings. The officer did not classify this garage as fitting exceptions but assessed under landscape policies; proposal accepted as not harmful enough to refuse.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside and ecology outside settlements unless overriding national need. Site in countryside; officer judged no significant adverse effect due to design and siting minimising landscape harm.
Environment Policy 2
Prioritises landscape character in AHLV areas unless no harm or location essential. Not essential but 'design of the building coupled with its position... would act to limit any harm'; smaller scale and eaves design overcame prior refusal.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the conversion of existing garage to provide additional living accommodation and erection of a detached double garage with home office/storage over Fo Glion, Glen Rushen Road, Glen Maye, Patrick as shown by 10 654 01, 10 0654 02 and 10 654 03 all received 8th July 2010.
Use restriction - no self-contained accommodation
The accommodation contained within the eaves of the building must only be used for domestic storage and or as a home office. For the avoidance of doubt the first floor must not be used as self-contained living accommodation.
Incidental to dwelling
The building must remain incidental to the use and enjoyment of the dwelling Fo Glion as identified on drawing 10065401.
Materials approval
The external finishes of the building must match those of the existing dwelling unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implication
proposal will not adversely affect the trees; crown spread approximately 2m off the ground on site; owner entitled to prune irrespective of development
Highways Division has no objection to application 10/01001/B due to no traffic, parking or road safety implications. Patrick Parish Commissioners object, citing similarity to a previously refused and dismissed appeal (09/00845/B). A neighbour objects due to tree impact concerns.
Key concern: Application identical to previously refused and appeal-dismissed 09/00845/B
Department of Infrastructure Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implication
Patrick Parish Commissioners
ObjectionThe Commissioners consider that this Application is similar in all meaningful senses to 09/00845 which was refused and dismissed on Appeal; The Commissioners believed therefore that this Application should be refused
