7 July 2020 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
The Coach House, Ballagawne Road, Ballabeg, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 4lf
The proposal involves altering an existing integral garage at The Coach House to create additional living accommodation, specifically replacing the wide garage door with two large windows matching the style of existing windows on the property.
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The officer determined that the works accord with General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 35 of the Strategic Plan and Planning Policy Statement 1/01 policy CA/2.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not adversely affect landscape/townscape character, local amenities, provides safe access and parking, and avoids impacts on road safety. The officer assessed the garage conversion as compliant, noting no adverse effects on character, amenity, or highways, with retained parking spaces satisfying criteria (b), (c), (g), (h), (i).
Environment Policy 35
ENV35 requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance the special character or appearance. The officer found the window replacement to have a neutral or marginally positive impact by removing an unsympathetic garage door and matching existing window style, thus preserving the CA character.
Planning Policy Statement 1/01 - Policy CA/2 (Conservation Areas)
PPS1/01 CA/2 requires proposals in Conservation Areas to take account of special character and preserve or enhance it. The assessment focused on the front elevation changes, concluding neutral/positive impact on the property and surrounding CA.
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.
Ancillary residential use only
The proposed accommodation created through the conversion works shown in this application, shall be used only as part of the existing residential in the main dwelling and all shall be used as one planning unit of a single dwelling and the proposed accommodation may not be used, let or sold separately. Reason: the application is not for the creation of a new unit of living accommodation and has not been assessed as such. If the accommodation were to be used as a separate unit of accommodation there could be implications for car parking which have not been considered.
no objection to the application (19.05.20)
no comment on the application (26.05.20)
Arbory and Rushen Parish Commissioners had no comment on the application; Department of Infrastructure Highways Division do not oppose with no conditions.
Arbory and Rushen Parish Commissioners
No CommentThe Commissioners had no comment to make with regard to this application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO
