12 May 2023 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
Pine Lodge, Baldhoon Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7na
At Pine Lodge on Baldhoon Road in Laxey, the owners sought permission to modify their detached dwelling by replacing one garage door with a double casement window to create living accommodation, replacing the other garage door with an up-and-over door, adding windows and a French door to the rear, introducing a top-hun…
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The officer assessed the key considerations as impact on the design of the house itself, on the character and streetscene of the area, and on neighbouring amenities.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b) (c) (g) (m) (n) requires development to respect character, amenity, design, highway safety, and parking. The officer assessed the proposal as having neutral or positive impact on house design, streetscene, neighbouring amenities, and parking, with no highway safety issues, finding full compliance.
Environment Policy 42
Environment Policy 42 relates to residential development standards. Combined with GP2 and the Residential Design Guide, the proposal was found compliant in terms of design alterations, terrace extension, and amenity protection via the vision barrier condition.
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.
Roof terrace vision barrier
Prior to the occupation of the roof terrace the 1.8m high hit and miss timber framed vision barrier as shown on drawing PL_255 shall be completed and retained thereafter. Reason: in the interest of neighbouring amenities.
no objection
does not oppose; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking; remaining garage smaller than recommended but suitable for small car and storage
Highway Services HDC finds no significant negative impact on the highway network for application 23/00330/B and does not oppose it, while Garff Commissioners raised no objections to the proposals.
Key concern: garage is smaller than the recommended Manual for Manx Roads internal size of 6 x 3m
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and /or parking.; Notwithstanding, the garage is smaller than the recommended Manual for Manx Roads internal size of 6 x 3m but it would remain suitable for a small car and storage of bicycles and other items.
Garff Commissioners
No ObjectionThere were no objections to these proposals.
