27 September 2010 · Planning Committee
Braeside, Glenfaba Road, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1bx
The proposal involves building two adjoined three-storey semi-detached houses with single-storey rear outlets on a garden plot within the residential curtilage of 54 Glenfaba Road, Peel, filling a gap between existing terraced properties.
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The officer judged the visual impact finely balanced as the site forms a gap in the terrace providing relief but also revealing an unattractive Peel Power Station chimney; developing it would improve …
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 from Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 is relevant; officer assessed proposal complies as development acceptable in principle in mixed-use area, balancing impacts on amenity, highways, conservation.
Environment Policy 35
Environmental Policy 35 relevant; applied to Conservation Area impacts, proposal preserves/enhances character by infilling gap, screening power station, sensitive design.
Transport Policy 7
Transport Policy 7 relevant via Appendix 7 parking standards requiring 2 spaces per dwelling; relaxed as benefits to historic streetscape/Conservation Area, sufficient on-street parking evidenced by survey, no unacceptable impact.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
From Planning Policy Statement 1/01; Conservation Officer assessed infill of gap site enhances character (gap at odds with terrace, screens power station view), design draws from neighbours despite slight height increase.
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 erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings on land adjacent to 54 Glenfaba Road, Peel as shown by the Location Plan, drawings 10/2320/01 and 10/2320/02 and the Traffic Survey all received 7th July 2010.
Roof materials
The roof(s) must be finished in dark natural slate.
Window design
All windows must be sliding sash as shown by approved drawing 10/2320/02.
Front doors
The front doors of the approved dwellings must be of timber construction and must be designed as shown by approved drawing 10/2320/02 unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Planning Authority.
Peel Town Commissioners recommend refusal due to proposed use of their car park for parking; Highways Division objects due to lack of off-street parking spaces.
Key concern: No off street parking spaces have been provided
Peel Town Commissioners
ObjectionMr. Gimbert referred to the application and objected to the proposed use of the Commissioners' car park for parking provision with this new development.; RECOMMEND REFUSAL
Highways Division
ObjectionNo off street parking spaces have been provided.; Although the applicant has tried to demonstrate the parking situation, photographs supplied demonstrate that they would be removing at least 3 on road parking spaces with this proposal
