8 March 2018 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
8, Marsden Terrace, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 3ds
The site is a mid-terrace house on the south side of Marsden Terrace in Ramsey, part of an established residential area zoned light industrial in the 1998 Ramsey Local Plan. The proposal is a resubmission of a lapsed 2013 permission, seeking a single-storey rear extension replacing an existing lean-to, a large rear roo…
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The officer assessed the impact on character and appearance, noting the single-storey rear extension would replace an existing lean-to, sit between adjacent extensions, use matching materials, and not…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 permits development in accordance with zoning and other policies if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not harm townscape character; and protects residential amenity. Despite light industrial zoning, the established residential context allowed consideration under GP2. The officer tested the rear extension, dormer, and window alterations against these criteria, finding no adverse impacts on character, appearance, or neighbours.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no objection
no Highways involvement in the proposal
Manx Utilities raised flood risk concerns due to the site's location in a flood zone and requested a Flood Risk Assessment plus flood resilient measures, while Ramsey Town Commissioners had no objection to the proposal.
Key concern: construction of new extension within a flood zone
Manx Utilities
Conditional No ObjectionTo ensure that this proposal will not increase flooding to the existing area and surrounding properties, Manx Utilities requests that the applicant submits a Flood Risk Assessment prior to this application being approved.; Manx Utilities also recommend that flood resilient measures be introduced to the proposed building.
Conditions requested: applicant submits a Flood Risk Assessment prior to this application being approved; flood resilient measures introduced including all electric points located above predicted flood levels; provision for flood boards; non-return valves installed on any foul and surface water drains
Ramsey Town Commissioners
No ObjectionRamsey Town Commissioners considered the above application at their meeting on Wednesday 16th August, 2017 and have no objection to the proposal.
