Planning Refusal Notice

Town and Country Planning Act 1999

Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005

M P Associates Ltd Salisbury House Victoria Street Douglas IM1 2LW

In pursuance of powers granted under the above Act and Order the Department of Local Government and the Environment does hereby REFUSE the following application made on behalf of:

Name: Forest Homes Ltd Proposal: Demolition of existing annex and erection of a detached dwelling with associated parking at: 6 Sydney Street Douglas Isle of Man IM1 3JB

which was considered on 26th November 2007, for the reasons set out below.

Date of Issue: 29th November 2007

Murray House Mount Havelock Douglas

Deputy Secretary to the Planning Committee

Reason(S) For Refusal:

1. The proposed dwellinghouse would be contrary to General Policy 2, Housing Policy 6 and Environment Policy 42 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 by reason of its height, design, siting and massing would:

i) result in the introduction of a prominent and incongruous dwellinghouse which is out of keeping with the general character and appearance of the locality and would therefore cause significant harm to the visual amenities of the street scene;

ii) result in demonstrable harm to the occupiers of No.6 Sydney Street from overlooking, loss of privacy, visual intrusion and overbearingness; and

iii) result in demonstrable harm to the occupiers of No.5 Sydney Street from overbearingness and visual intrusion.

1. The proposed car parking provision for the new dwellinghouse would be contrary to Transport Policy 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2006 in that an inadequate number of parking spaces would be provided within the development. This would result in on-street parking within Sydney Street/Oxford Street where the demand for parking is already high.

1. The proposed development would not provide a satisfactory living environment for the future occupiers of the dwellinghouse due to the inadequate provision of private amenity space.

This decision was made by the Director of Planning and Building control in accordance with the authority delegated to him under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005.

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Guidance Note

The decision contained in this notice does not become final until either;

• The time for requesting an appeal has expired; or
• Any appeal has been determined;

Whichever is the later.

Any appeal against this decision must be in writing and must be received by this Department within 21 days of the date of this notice.

A form and guidance notes are available from either the Planning Office, Tel 685950, or to download from the Department’s website www.gov.im/dlge/planning/plan/applications/decision.xml

A copy of the Officer’s report, which led to this decision, is attached for reference. This report, together with correspondence relative to the application, is available for inspection by anyone wishing to view it at the Department.