12 August 2022 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
72, Birch Hill Crescent, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 3da
The proposal involves building a new detached structure measuring 6.3m long, 4.4m wide, and 2.4m high to the flat roof, positioned on the boundary with the neighbour at No. 70 and 2.2m forward of the former garage location, within the residential curtilage of a 1970s/1980s bungalow.
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The officer assessed the proposal against GP2, Strategic Policy 3(b), and Residential Design Guide, concluding it respects the site and surroundings in scale, form, and design without harming the char…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design (b), not harm landscape/townscape character (c), protect resident amenity and locality character (g), not prejudice adjoining land (k), and consider energy efficiency (n). Officer found proposal meets these as it integrates without harming character, screened from neighbours, no overlooking, and contained within curtilage.
Strategic Policy 3 - To respect the character of our towns and villages
(b) requires regard to local materials and character in new development. Assessed positively due to flat roof reflecting locality's 1970s/80s bungalows with flat-roofed elements; condition requires materials to match existing dwelling.
Transport Policy 7
Requires parking per standards (2 spaces per residential unit, one in curtilage behind dwelling frontage). Site retains at least two spaces post-repositioning; DOI no objection confirms no safety concerns.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Materials approval
Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved, details of the doors and windows and wall and roof finishes, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Department and the development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details and retained as such thereafter. Reason: To ensure that the building's external finish ties in with the existing dwelling on site.
Ancillary use only
The detached building, hereby approved, shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes incidental to the residential use of the existing dwelling on the application site at 72 Birch Hill Crescent, Onchan, and shall not be occupied as an independent dwelling unit. Reason: To ensure proper control of the development and to avoid any future undesirable fragmentation of the curtilage.
No internal subdivision
The internal layout of the detached building hereby approved shall remain as shown on the submitted drawings date stamped and received 14 June 2022. No kitchen or bathroom facilities shall be installed in the building and no internal walls shall be erected to subdivide the internal space of the building. Reason: To ensure proper control of the development and to avoid any future undesirable fragmentation of the curtilage.
No Highway Interest
recommended that the application be approved for planning purposes
Highway Services Division stated no highways interest (NHI) in the application with no significant negative impact on the highway network. Onchan District Commissioners recommended approval subject to a condition that the building be used ancillary to and by the occupants of 72 Birch Hill Crescent.
Highway Services Division
No ObjectionFrom the Planning List 24 June 2022, there is no Highways HDC interest (NHI) in: 22/00761/B; these were found to have no significant negative impact upon the highway network. Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO)
Onchan District Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionThe Commissioners would recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes subject to the following condition:- "Subject to a condition that the building be used ancillary to and by the occupants of 72 Birch Hill Crescent."
Conditions requested: Subject to a condition that the building be used ancillary to and by the occupants of 72 Birch Hill Crescent.
