4 February 2010 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
Brookside, Glen Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7ab
The site is the curtilage of a semi-detached dwelling in a residential area and Conservation Area in Laxey. The development proposes demolishing an existing lean-to porch to create an off-street parking space measuring at least 2.5m x 5.5m after amendments, along with new boundary walls, fencing, and decking over the y…
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The officer considered the main issues to be impact on public amenity, private amenity, the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, and highway safety.
Residential Policy 1 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Policy permits residential development and alterations/extensions to existing properties in designated residential areas if sympathetic to the character and appearance of the building and surroundings. The site is in a predominantly residential area; the officer found the modest proposal acceptable in this context.
Conservation Area Policy 4 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires special attention to preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character per Town and Country Planning Act 1991. The relatively modest development was assessed to have limited effect on the area's character and appearance.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with Area Plans if it respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, does not harm amenity/highway safety/Conservation character, and provides safe access/parking. Officer confirmed compliance, particularly on highway safety post-amendments, amenity, and character.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving or enhancing Conservation Area character, protecting special features. The proposal's limited scale was found not to harm the area's character.
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. SM09/207/1/A date stamped the 31st December 2009.
recommends approval of this application
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No objection
Department of Transport Drainage has no objection subject to surface water discharge conditions; Highways Division initially objected to parking width but later had no opposition to amended plans; Laxey Village Commissioners twice recommended approval.
Key concern: The width of the proposed off street parking space is too narrow to open a car door without opening onto the highway
Department of Transport Drainage Division
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"
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
Department of Transport Highways Division
ObjectionObject; The width of the proposed off street parking space is to narrow to open a car door without opening onto the highway
Department of Transport Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Laxey Village Commissioners
Supportthe Board recommends approval of this application
Laxey Village Commissioners
Supportthe Board recommends approval of this application
