23 January 2009 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
42, Whitebridge Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4hr
The proposal involves adding a pitched roof to an existing garage within the curtilage of a detached dwelling in a residential area of Onchan and replacing an existing garage door with a window. This minor alteration was assessed against local and strategic planning policies.
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The officer assessed the proposal as relatively modest in scale and in keeping with the character of the dwelling, concluding it does not adversely affect public or private amenity.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires extensions and alterations to existing residential property to be appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer found the proposal complies as it is modest, in keeping with the dwelling's character, and does not adversely affect public or private amenity.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with land-use zoning that respects site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, road safety, traffic, or other listed matters. The modest pitched roof and window change were deemed compliant, supported by paragraph 8.12.1 presuming in favour of extensions in built-up areas 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 drawing no. J/61/1(A) date stamped the 25th November 2008.
Do not oppose
recommend that the planning application be approved
No objection subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage and soakaway subject to Building Control
Drainage Division has no objection subject to conditions on surface water disposal; Highways Division does not oppose; Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval.
Drainage Division
Conditional No Objection**No Objection** subject to the following conditions:-
Conditions requested: There must be NO discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) 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 use of soakaways are subject to Building Control approval and if this approval is not granted, the Drainage Division would not give permission for the discharge of surface water into the existing foul system and an alternative means of disposal would have to be sought.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
