20 October 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
2, Elm Drive, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4eq
The proposal involves building a conservatory on the rear of an end-terrace house at 2 Elm Drive, Onchan, following pre-application discussions to amend the previously refused scheme PA 09/00900/B.
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The proposal revises the previously refused application 09/00900/B by reducing the overall height of the conservatory, following pre-application discussions.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires extensions and alterations to residential property to be appropriate in scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. Officer assessed the revised conservatory as now acceptable in these terms due to reduced height, overcoming previous refusal on amenity grounds for neighbour at 4 Elm Drive.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect amenity of residents or locality; no unacceptable road safety effects. Officer found proposal compliant after height reduction, with no amenity, character, or highway impacts, supported by para 8.12.1 presuming favour of extensions without adverse effects.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s 01, 02 and 03 rev. A date stamped the 8th September 2009.
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No Objection subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage
Drainage Division has no objection subject to conditions on surface water disposal; Highways Division does not oppose due to no traffic implications; Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval.
Drainage Division
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection subject to the following conditions; 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.
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.; 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.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
