29 July 2011 · Director of Planning and Building Control (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Mahal, 49, Sea Cliff Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 2jd
The site is the residential curtilage of a detached dwelling on Sea Cliff Road in Onchan, a predominantly open plan residential area. The proposal involved constructing 1050mm high garden walling along boundaries and installing electrically operated metal gates at the existing vehicular accesses, with brickwork and wro…
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The officer assessed the proposal against the predominantly open plan frontages along Sea Cliff Road, where properties have no significant walling or fencing, only modest boundary treatment.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Policy states: 'Extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where such proposals are appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property.' The officer assessed the walling as inappropriate in design and appearance due to introducing enclosure in an open plan streetscene, failing the test of appropriateness.
General Policy 2
Policy requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect townscape character or amenity of locality. The proposal failed as the walling was intrusive and incongruous in the open plan area, adversely affecting streetscene character.
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only
Do not oppose has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No objection: The Revised application drawing number AT 1016.1A Proposed Site Plan has addressed the Authorities concerns
