20 January 2020 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
25, Close Famman, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6bl
The proposal involves paving over part of the front lawn at this residential property to extend the driveway from one-third (4m) to half (7.3m) of the frontage, reaching the porch and accommodating two vehicles for better wheelchair manoeuvrability.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 (b), (c), and (g), which require development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, design, and landscaping,…
General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zones to respect site/surroundings (b), not adversely affect townscape character (c), and not harm local amenity or locality character (g). Officer tested the driveway extension's scale and layout against the residential streetscene of varying front gardens and boundaries, finding it acceptable at 50% hard surfacing. No tensions noted as it met the policy and RDG thresholds.
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.
no objection in previous application; sought deferral until after 14th January in this case
Port Erin Commissioners support the application, and Highways have no objections subject to a Section 109A Agreement.
Port Erin Commissioners
SupportThe Board of Port Erin Commissioners discussed the above application at its meeting on 14 January 2020 and has resolved to support the application.
Highways
Conditional No ObjectionHighways Comments: No objections; Recommendation: DNOC
Conditions requested: Please attach a section 109A Agreement
