Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00711/B Applicant: Maurice Fargher & Kevin Sansom Proposal: Removal of existing garage door and replacement with door/window unit Site Address: White Lodge Rheast Lane Peel Isle Of Man IM5 1BG Planning Officer: Miss Lucy Kinrade Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 03.10.2018 _________________________________________________________________

Conditions and Notes for Approval

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. 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.

N 1. It is noted that the application is accompanied by a letter dated 2nd December 2014 from a representative of Building Control. Minded of the time period since this letter and changes in Building Regulation standards it would be in the applicants best interest to discuss the proposed works with a member of the Building Control Department to establish whether a Building Control Application would be required.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This approval relates to drawing numbers MEF/1/18 and a site photograph both date stamped and received 09/07/2018.

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Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

none _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report

1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The application site is the existing residential curtilage of White Lodge, a single storey dwelling located on the northern side of Rheast Lane in Peel. The existing dwelling is set back from the highway and has a large area of driveway running along the eastern boundary. This driveway meets with two separate single garages, one affixed to the kitchen area of the main house and one adjoining an outrigger at the rear.

2.0 PROPOSAL - 2.1 The current application proposes the replacement of the existing single garage door with a window/door unit on the single garage joining the main body of the house and providing a storage area access from the existing kitchen.

3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 There has been one previous application on the site one for the erection of a garage extension approved under PA 89/00053/B.

4.0 PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 Peel Local Plan site designation 'Predominantly Residential' and not within the Conservation Area. The policies relevant in the assessment of the application are General Policy 2, particularly parts (b), (c), (g), (h) and (i) and parking standards set out in Appendix 7 of the IOM Strategic Plan 2016.

- 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS

Copies of representations received can be viewed on the government's website. This report contains summaries only.

5.1 Peel Town Commissioners o No Objection (dated 01/08/2018) - 5.2 DOI Highway Services o DNO - Do Not Oppose (dated 06/08/2018)

• the loss of the garage parking space is deemed acceptable as there would still be site parking provision in excess of the parking standards available on the existing driveway and remaining garages. There would be no changes to the existing site access arrangements.

6.0 ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The replacement of the existing garage door with a window and door will remain in keeping with the general residential appearance of the existing dwelling and the residential character of the surrounding area. There are no changes proposed to the existing access arrangement and it is not expected that the development will impact the amenities of the neighbours.

6.2 While the proposal will result in the loss of one small parking space inside the garage, suitable and sufficient parking in excess of the 2 space requirement of Appendix 7 Parking Standards can still be achieved on the existing driveway and garage (at least 4 off road car parking spaces will remain within the site). 7.0 CONCLUSION

7.1 Overall it is considered that the proposal complies with the aforementioned parts of GP2 and Appendix 7 of the IOM Strategic Plan and thus recommended for approval.

8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant's agent;
• (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated.

8.2 The decision-maker must determine:

• o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• o whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) who should be given Interested Person Status.

I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 03.10.2018 Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management

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