27 July 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
8, Church Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4ed
The proposal involves demolishing the existing single-storey rear extension and building a new two-storey rear extension on a mid-terraced house in a residential area of Onchan. The officer assessed the impact on public and private amenity following a site visit on 2nd July 2009 and found it acceptable in terms of scal…
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The officer viewed the site and considered the impact of the two-storey rear extension on public and private amenity to be acceptable.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires that extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the two-storey rear extension against this and found it appropriate following site visit.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, road safety, or neighbouring land; and provides satisfactory standards. Officer confirmed compliance based on acceptable amenity impact in residential curtilage; para 8.12.1 presumes favourably on extensions without adverse impacts.
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 and composite floor and elevation plan date stamped the 28th April 2009.
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only
No Objection subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage system
Do not oppose
Three consultees had no objection or recommended approval for the two-storey rear extension at 8 Church Avenue, Onchan, while the Fire and Rescue Service recommended refusal due to inadequate means of escape.
Key concern: Means of escape from upper level is impermissibly unsafe due to staircase exits into open plan kitchen & dining room
Transport Drainage Division, Department of Transport
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection subject to the following conditions; The application states that the surface water from the proposed development is to be discharged to the “existing drainage”. If this “existing drainage” discharges (directly or indirectly) to the foul sewerage system then it should be noted that an alternative means of surface water disposal must be provided.
Conditions requested: There must be NO discharge of surface water (including that from roofs and paved areas) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
ObjectionRECOMMEND REFUSAL AS MEANS OF ESCAPE PROF UPPER LEVEL IS IMPERENTLY UNSAFE DUE TO STAIRCASE EXITS INTO OPEN PLAN KITCHEN & DINING ROOT
