11 December 2018 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
14, Malvern Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5as
The site is a mid-terrace house in the Selborne Drive Conservation Area. The proposal involves removing an existing timber shed and greenhouse and replacing them with a new store building measuring just under 6m in length, 3m high to eaves, 3.5m high to pitch where it abuts the back lane, and 4.2m high adjacent to the …
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The officer assessed the proposal against the Douglas Local Plan (Predominantly Residential) and Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 policies GP2 and ENV35.
General Policy 2
GP2 seeks to ensure development does not adversely impact resident amenity or locality character. Officer assessed neighbour amenity (sunlight, overbearing) as borderline acceptable due to replacement of existing structures, setbacks, and no objections, and locality character as minimally affected at rear.
Environment Policy 35
Requires development to preserve or enhance Conservation Areas. Assessed as having 'little or no impact on the special character' since located to rear affecting only back alley, not visible from main streetscape.
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.
Doors not to open over alley
The doors of the garage/store shall not open out over the back alley. Reason: In the interests of safety and the amenity of users of the alley.
No objection
No highway issues provided garage door is roller shutter that does not project over back street; secured via condition
Douglas Borough Council and DOI Highways Division both raised no objections to application 18/00752/B, with Highways requesting a condition on the garage door type.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the listed application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionHighway Services does not oppose the application subject to a planning condition for the proposed garage door to be a roller shutter door.; Do not oppose with condition/comment; DNOC on 16-8-18
Conditions requested: The proposed garage door for the new building would be a roller shutter door that would not project over the adjacent back street when opened and obstruct it. This can be secured via a planning condition.; planning condition for the proposed garage door to be a roller shutter door. Reason: to prevent the door from obstructing the adjacent highway when opened.
