16 April 2018 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Sarah Corlett)
Clove Cottage, Main Road, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 2hg
The proposal involves widening the garage door opening from approximately 2.1m to 2.59m and installing a new insulated sectional door (2591mm x 2125mm) with horizontal-rib design, wood grain embossed surface, powder coated white, at Lily Cottage, a traditional Manx vernacular cottage in the Kirk Michael Conservation Ar…
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 (GP2) and Environmental Policy 35 (EP35) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, given the site's residential zoning and location in the Kirk…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in line with zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not harm landscape/townscape character, resident amenity, or highway safety. The officer tested the garage door widening against criteria b, c, g, h, i, finding neutral streetscene impact, improved access, and no safety issues, thus compliant.
Environment Policy 35
EP35 requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character and protect special features. The officer assessed the proposal's minimal scale and matching door design, concluding it has neutral impact and preserves the Kirk Michael Conservation Area character with no loss of features.
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.
Did not oppose the application; widening beneficial for manoeuvrability, complies with 2.4m minimum in Manual for Manx Roads; existing vehicular crossing adequate.
No objection to the application.
Both Highways Division and Michael Commissioners have no objection to the proposed widening of the garage door at Lily Cottage.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose this application.; The garage door would be widened from approximately 2.1m to 2.5m which should make it easier for cars to manoeuvre in and out of the garage and would therefore be beneficial.; Manual for Manx Roads document specifies a minimum garage door width of 2.4m which the proposed widened door would comply with.
Michael Commissioners
No ObjectionNO OBJECTION
