24 July 2009 · Planning Committee
6, Sydney Street, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM1 3jb
The site is a three-storey end-of-terrace property in a predominantly residential area of Douglas, not within a Conservation Area. The proposal replaces an existing annexe with a new dwelling measuring 7.6m long, 5.25m wide, and 7.8m high to the ridge, finished in render with a dark natural slate roof.
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The officer considered five main issues: street scene impact, amenity for future occupiers, effects on Nos.5 and 6 Sydney Street (overshadowing/light), effects on No.2 Oxford Street (outlook/overshado…
General Policy 2
General development control policy. Officer applied it implicitly in balancing visual, amenity, and highway impacts, finding proposal acceptable in residential zone.
Environment Policy 42
Requires new development in settlements to respect local character/identity, prohibiting inappropriate backland development or loss of green spaces. Proposal designed sympathetically to Victorian terraces with render/slate, integrating without backland feel or visual harm.
Housing Policy 6
Residential-zoned land per area plan briefs or para 6.2 criteria, encouraging good design. Site zoned residential in Douglas Local Plan; proposal complied with good design in residential area.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards, relaxable in town centres considering transport access, dwelling size, etc. Standard 2 spaces relaxed to 1 due to bus/shops proximity, small 2-bed unit, no on-street harm.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This permission relates to the demolition of the existing annex and the erection of a dwelling with associated parking as shown in drawing number 0704/PL002 date stamped 13th March 2009.
Access construction
The dwelling hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the vehicular and pedestrian means of access have been constructed in accordance with the approved plans. Those means of access shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their respective purpose.
Parking provision
The dwelling hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the car parking and manoeuvring areas have been provided in accordance with the approved plans, and those areas shall thereafter be kept available at all times for their respective purposes.
Roof materials
The roof(s) must be finished in dark natural slate.
Screening scheme
The dwelling hereby permitted shall not be occupied until a scheme of screening for the grassed area between the dwelling and the car parking area has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Planning Authority and thereafter the works shall be carried out within 3 months of the approval of the scheme.
No further development
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005 (or any Order revoking or re-enacting that Order) no extensions, greenhouses, walls, gates, fences, garden sheds, summerhouses, flag poles, decking, garages, or tanks for the storage of oil for domestic heating shall be erected (other than those expressly authorised by this approval).
No objection subject to drainage details
Do not oppose. Reduced parking standards granted due to town location and bus links
No objection
Douglas Corporation, Douglas Borough Drainage, and Highways Division raised no objections (with conditions from Drainage), while local residents and an individual objected primarily on parking, overlooking, street scene, and asbestos concerns.
Key concern: insufficient parking spaces violating 1.5 spaces per dwelling policy
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Douglas Borough Drainage
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection in Principle subject to:-; It should be noted that it is an offence under Manx legislation to permit the discharge of polluting or harmful matter to any public sewers or watercourses.
Conditions requested: The surface and foul water drainage from the new dwelling must be separated, and combine at the curtilage boundary at the rear of the property. Details of the drainage layout must be provided to the Borough of Douglas Drainage Department for approval, prior to any work commencing on site.; A Communication Fee will be payable to the Department of Transport in respect of this drainage connection for the newly constructed dwelling; these comments could be incorporated in the approval notice
Department of Transport Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; Note: Reduced parking standards have been granted due to the town location and bus links
Oxford Street Objectors (Mr Stephen Buttery et al.)
ObjectionObjection is also raised to the relaxation of the off road parking regulation for new dwellings.; the roof of the garage...is made of asbestos. It is hoped that restrictions will be placed if permission is granted to ensure the safe removal of the same.; The plans should be refused, redrawn and a new planning application submitted.
Conditions requested: restrictions...to ensure the safe removal of [asbestos]; this subject [dust, dirt, debris] is controlled or residents compensated by window or car washing
Geoffrey Clark
ObjectionThis proposal does not appear to provide the 1.5 parking spaces per dwelling [i.e. three spaces for two dwellings] as required by planning policy, and should therefore be unacceptable
