28 February 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Seaview, 59, Governors Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4ae
The site is the curtilage of a detached dwelling known as The Old Stable, used as tourist accommodation, located off Mount View Road in Onchan. The proposal seeks to infill the existing vehicular access with concrete blocks to match the existing wall and relocate the gates to create a new access point after 3m along th…
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The officer assessed the proposal as relatively modest works with limited impact on public amenity, private amenity, and highway safety.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
This policy states that extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where such proposals are appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer noted the site is within a predominantly residential area and considered the access works appropriate under this policy.
General Policy 2
This policy permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, road safety, or traffic flows; and provides safe access. The officer concluded the proposal accords with GP2 as the modest works improve access without adverse impacts, supported by Highways confirmation.
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 location plan, site plan and elevation plan date stamped the 24th January 2011.
do not oppose has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only
Highways Division and Onchan District Commissioners both responded positively to application 11/00089/B with no objections and a recommendation for approval.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
