7 August 2018 · Delegated - Principal Planner Sarah Corlett
Mg Ltd, Modena House, Ballanard Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5pp
The proposal involves a detached summerhouse measuring 8m by 3.6m on a raised decking area in the northwest corner of the site, on the boundary with Ballanard Road, already erected without permission.
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The officer considered the summerhouse's size (8m by 3.6m) and boundary location visible from Ballanard Road through deciduous trees, but found it within keeping on the large site and not constituting…
General Policy 2
GP2 requires development to respect the character and amenity of the site and surroundings within designated zones. The officer assessed the proposal against GP2 for character/appearance (found acceptable due to site scale and limited streetscene impact), neighbour amenity (no significant adverse effects), and curtilage control (conditions prevent fragmentation). No tensions noted as proposal complied overall.
Materials retention
All external facing and roofing materials shall remain as shown on the plans and specified within the list of external finishes on the submitted Drawing No.01 - Planning application, date-stamped as having been received 01 May 2018. No new types of materials shall be added to the external elevations of the development, hereby approved.
Ancillary use only
The summerhouse, 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 otherwise known as Modena House and shall not be occupied as an independent dwelling unit.
Internal layout retention
The internal layout shall remain as shown on the submitted Drawing No.01 - Planning application, date-stamped as having been received 01 May 2018. 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.
No Objection (dated 01 June 2018)
NHI - No highways interest (dated 04 June 2018)
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application. Department of Infrastructure Highways Division has no highways interest.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed applications.; It should be noted that the comments are made in relation to the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not imply approval or consent under any other relevant enactment, byelaw, order or regulation.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 4-6-18
