15 June 2018 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
5, Ridgeway Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1ht
The proposal is for a single-storey detached garage measuring 7.6m x 7.6m, with eaves height of 2.2m and ridge height of 4.5m, located in the north of the rear curtilage of 5 Ridgeway Road, accessed from a rear service lane.
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The officer assessed visual impact (GP2(b) & (c)), neighbour amenity (GP2(g)), and highway safety/parking (GP2(h)). The garage is at the rear, only visible from the service lane serving 'The Park', an…
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires extensions and alterations to existing residential property to be appropriate in scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the garage as appropriate in these terms, matching neighbouring structures and contained to rear.
General Policy 2
Permits development in line with zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design (b), does not harm landscape/townscape character (c), does not adversely affect neighbour amenity or locality character (g), and provides satisfactory access/parking (h). Proposal tested against these: sits comfortably in context, no amenity harm, highway acceptable.
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.
Ancillary use only
The proposed building hereby approved may be used only in association with the main dwelling house "5 Ridgeway Road" and for purposes ancillary to the use of main dwelling house "5 Ridgeway Drive" as a single dwelling, and may not be occupied, rented or sold off separately and only in accordance with the internal layout shown on plan M/6134/1 date stamped 9th March 2018. Reason: The detached building is within a single residential plot within an area of similar developments. The application does not propose to create separate units of accommodation within the site and has not been considered as such.
no objection
do not oppose
Highways Division does not oppose the application, noting acceptable access arrangements despite limited visibility, and Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval.
Key concern: Visibility from the proposed site access onto the rear lane would be limited and below design standards
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; the proposed site access arrangements are considered to be acceptable on this occasion; The garage is in accordance with the minimum dimensions specified in the 'Manual for Manx Roads' design guide
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only
