22 June 2020 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Cass A Lhergy, Douglas Road, Kirk Michael, Isle Of Man, IM6 1at
The proposal involves erecting a single-storey extension on the roadward side of the existing house, measuring 3.2m deep and 4.7m wide, re-profiling the existing roof to provide additional lounge space with matching finishes and tri-part patio doors.
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The officer assessed whether the extension would adversely impact the character and appearance of the area, concluding no due to its modest scale, matching materials, and position on the roadward side…
General Policy 2
Requires development in Residential zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, avoid adverse character/amenity/road safety impacts. Officer tested proposal's modest scale, matching finishes, >20m separation to neighbours, no building line harm, and tree screening, finding full compliance with criteria (b), (c), (g), (h), (i).
Environment Policy 3
Protects existing trees. Officer addressed via amended drawing 01A showing protection zone/fencing prior to works, ensuring no damage to adjacent registered beech tree from excavations.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Tree protection measures
The tree protection measures shown in drawing 01A must be in place prior to the commencement of any excavation or building works in association with the development hereby approved and the protective fencing must be retained in situ throughout the duration of the development. Within the protected area there shall be no development, no storage of any items nor any vehicular parking. Reason: to ensure there is no damage to the adjacent registered tree from the proposal development.
no objection
do not oppose the application
Three consultees responded to application 20/00265/B: Highways Division and Michael Commissioners raised no objections, while Senior Forestry and Arboricultural Officer recommended a tree protection plan condition due to proximity to a protected beech tree.
Key concern: proximity of the proposed extension to the root protection area of the adjacent beech tree (registered tree RT0793)
Senior Forestry and Arboricultural Officer
Conditional No Objectionif this application was going to be approved it would be prudent to have a tree protection plan in place which could be referenced in a condition; For this reason, I recommend that you request a tree protection is submitted prior to the application being determined; I can provide advice on the wording of the condition once this information is provided
Conditions requested: tree protection plan in place which could be referenced in a condition; The tree protection plan should include details of the area to be treated as a construction exclusion zone (CEZ, i.e. shown hatched), show the exact location of where some kind of fencing will be erected to mark its boundary and clearly state the specification of the fencing to be used; fencing needn't be strictly to the specification recommended by BS5837:2012 (Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Recommendations); a visible barrier which is clearly labelled with signage should be sufficient; Plastic orange mesh on steel pegs, similar to that shown in the attached photo, could work
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 01.04.2020
Michael Commissioners
No ObjectionNO OBJECTION
