19 January 2007 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Old Vicarage, Lonan Church Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7jx
The site is the curtilage of The Old Vicarage, a detached dwelling adjacent to Church Road in Lonan, classified as a house in the countryside within open space designation under the Laxey and Lonan Area Plan.
Click a button above to find applications similar to this one.
See how this application compares to similar ones — policies, conditions, and outcomes side by side.
The officer assessed that the proposed extension approximately doubles the size of the existing converted outbuilding by adding two bedrooms and a lounge, which does not constitute 'essential faciliti…
Residential Policy 1 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Policy restricts residential development to designated areas, allowing only sympathetic alterations/extensions to existing properties in countryside. Officer assessed the proposal as creating a new dwelling beyond ancillary scope, failing the policy's presumption against countryside housing.
Planning Circular 3/89 Renovation of buildings in the countryside
Paragraph 4 permits only modest extensions for essential facilities impracticable in the existing building, matching design/materials, with no subsequent extensions allowed. The doubling extension for additional bedrooms/lounge was deemed excessive and not essential, violating the strict limits for converted outbuildings.
Planning Circular 1/88 'Residential Development - Houses in the Countryside'
Sets presumption against new dwellings in countryside except for agricultural needs, protecting fragile rural areas. Officer concluded the resultant independent family dwelling contravenes this, regardless of family ties or proximity to main house.
Approve / recommends approval
Recommends smoke detectors
General comment; request contact for water supply connection
General comment; request contact for electricity supply and note underground cables/overhead lines
no objection subject to two off-street parking spaces and sight lines of 2m by 23m for access
Utilities bodies request contact for connections, SPMCE objects due to excessive extension beyond Circular 3/89 allowances, Fire recommends smoke detection, Lonan Parish supports, and Highways has no opposition with parking and visibility conditions.
Key concern: extension of over 100% as a separate dwelling goes way beyond Circular 3/89 permissions
Isle of Man Water Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThe Authority wish to express their interest in the following planning applications, and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority to ensure that a connection is obtained for water supply purposes, or an amendment to the existing supply under the terms of the Water Supply Byelaws
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThere are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application. Please contact our Network Operations Department
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority
Society for the Preservation of the Manx Countryside & Environment
ObjectionThis goes way beyond that dictum and the Society therefore OBJECTS.; Presumably that earlier conversion was allowed under the aegis of Circ.3/89 which permits of no further extensions except for “essential facilities”.
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionThe installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended
Conditions requested: The installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
Lonan Parish Commissioners
Supportthe board recommends approval of the above Planning Application
Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose subject to the imposition of the following conditions
Conditions requested: Two no. off street car parking spaces shall be provided within the curtilage of the proposed dwelling.; Sight lines of 2 metres by 23 metres shall be provided for the access on to Lonan Church Road.
