6 December 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
1, Ballakilley Close, Bride, Isle Of Man, IM7 4au
The application sought full planning approval for demolishing an existing flat-roofed garage extension and replacing it with a wider (3.65m wide, 11.2m deep) pitched-roof extension containing a garage at lower ground floor level and an ensuite bedroom above, matching the main bungalow's style and materials.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 (parts b, c, g) and paragraph 8.12.1 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, focusing on impact on neighbouring properties and the surroundin…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design (b), not adversely affect landscape/townscape character (c), and not harm local residents' amenity/locality character (g). Officer tested extension's scale (650mm wider, 500mm lower), window positions, and topography/vegetation effects; found compliant as minimal neighbour impact and no public view harm.
Extensions to Dwellings in built up areas or sites designated for residential use
Presumption in favour of extensions in residential areas not in Conservation/Registered Building control if no adverse impact on adjacent properties or surroundings. Applied generally to support approval in Predominantly Residential Use zoning, with specific assessment confirming no significant neighbour/area harm.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This proposal relates to the erection of an extension, as shown in drawing numbers 10 751 01, 10 751 02 and 10 751 03, date stamped 14th October 2010.
Materials matching
The external finishes of the extension must match those of the existing building in all respects.
No objection subject to no surface water to foul drainage, soakaways subject to Building Control, protect public sewer crossing site
Do not oppose; no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Drainage Division has no objection subject to two specific conditions regarding surface water discharge and public sewer protection; Highways Division does not oppose as there are no traffic management, parking or road safety implications.
Drainage Division, Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection: - subject to the following conditions:-; It is noted that the surface water from the property is to be discharged via a soakaway. The use of soakaways are subject to Building Control approval and if this approval is not granted, the Drainage Division would not give permission for the discharge of surface water into the existing foul system and an alternative means of disposal would have to be sought.
Conditions requested: There must be NO discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Isle of Man Water & Sewerage Authority, Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.; Public sewerage crosses this site. The line of the sewer(s) must be identified before development work commences. The sewer(s) must be fully protected whilst all building works are being carried out.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implication
