22 June 2011 · Planning Committee - Mrs C Dudley, Deputy Secretary to the Planning Committee
36, King Edward Park, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 2ab
The proposal involves demolishing the existing poor-quality 1970s bungalow and replacing it with a new two-storey dwelling of similar footprint but with a ridge height increased by 1.25m after lowering ground levels.
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The officer noted the site's challenging double-fronted position between King Edward Park (mainly dormer bungalows) and Harbour Road (varied two-storey properties), with the proposal maintaining the e…
Policy O/RES/P21 of the written statement (Planning Circular 1/2000) that accompanies the Onchan Local Plan
Requires extensions and alterations to be appropriate in scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. Officer assessed the replacement dwelling as compliant due to similar footprint, sympathetic revised design bridging area characters, and acceptable neighbour impacts.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect amenity, character, highway safety or views. Officer found proposal satisfied these via amended design, limited height increase, no significant privacy loss, and no highway harm.
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.s P01, P02 rev. B, P03 rev. A, P04 rev. A and P05 rev. A date stamped the 13th April 2011.
Do not oppose has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No objection subject to connection to public sewer, no surface water to foul system, and notice requirements
Water Authority Drainage has no objection subject to drainage connection and surface water conditions; Highways Division has no objection; Onchan District Commissioners recommend refusal due to scale, form, design and neighbour amenity impacts.
Key concern: proposals do not respect the site and surroundings in terms of their scale, form and design, and would adversely affect the amenity of the neighbour
Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority, Drainage Division
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection: - subject to the following conditions:-; In accordance with the Sewerage Act 1999, a communication fee will be payable to the Isle of Man Water & Sewerage Authority in respect of this drainage reconnection.; Under section 4(3) of the Sewerage Act 1999 the applicant must give 21 days notice, in writing, to the Drainage Division, prior to making any communication to the public sewer.
Conditions requested: The proposed dwelling must be connected to the public sewer(s) in a manner acceptable to the Isle of Man Water & Sewerage Authority, Drainage Division. All drainage works must conform to the requirements of the Department of Transport’s “Manx Sewers for Adoption” and all necessary inspections/ surveys [including CCTV] are to be carried out at the developer’s expense.; 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 Isle of Man Water & Sewerage Authority, Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Onchan District Commissioners
ObjectionThe Commissioners recommend that the application be REFUSED for the following reasons:- “That the proposals do not respect the site and surroundings in terms of their scale, form and design, and would adversely affect the amenity of the neighbour.”
