30 July 2020 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Holly Cottage, 57, Governors Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1az
The proposal involves building a two-storey annex in the garden area next to a terrace house at 57 Governors Road, Onchan, to provide self-contained living space for a family member. It features matching front elevation design with identical window heights, roof pitch, and chimney stack, plus a single-storey flat roof …
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The officer assessed visual impact and neighbour amenity under GP2(b), (c) and (g). Amended plans replicate the fenestration, window heights, eaves, roof level, and window placement of No.57, ensuring…
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Policy states extensions and alterations will generally not be opposed where appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. Officer assessed the proposal as compliant given its design matching the host property.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design (b); not adversely affect character of townscape (c); and not adversely affect amenity of residents or locality character (g). Officer found amended design replicates adjacent building features, ensuring no harm to streetscene or amenities.
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.
Boundary wall rebuilding
Prior to the occupation and use of the proposed Annex, the boundary wall to the front of the property shall be rebuilt and finished to match that of No.57 Governors Road, Onchan. REASON: In the interest of the character of the area.
Ancillary use only
The proposed ancillary living accommodation shall be used only in association with No.57 Governors Road, Onchan and for purposes solely ancillary to the use of 57 Governors Road as a single dwellinghouse; and shall not be occupied or sold off as an independent dwelling unit. Reason: To ensure proper control of the development and to avoid any future undesirable fragmentation of the curtilage.
no objection
recommend approval subject to condition that the new property is only used in conjunction with 57 Governors Road (on amended plans)
welcoming the changes on amended plans; recommends front boundary wall reinstated and existing gateway used to reinforce ancillary relationship
Multiple responses from Onchan District Commissioners evolved from refusal and deferral to eventual approval with a condition restricting use to ancillary accommodation; Highways Division consistently had no objection; Friends of Onchan's Heritage raised design concerns but noted improvements in amended plans.
Key concern: non-compliance with O/RES/P/20 of the Onchan Local Plan (2000)
The Friends of Onchan's Heritage
ObjectionWe are concerned of the appearance of the proposed extension.; The plans submitted should show the whole of the front elevation of the existing and proposed extension as one. This will reveal the shortcomings.; The roof line and floor level should follow through and the front door should have more of a presence with a fanlight. There should be a false stack on the gable to tie in with the rest of the terrace.
The Friends of Onchan's Heritage
No CommentWe have viewed the amended plans and are grateful to the applicant for following our suggestions.; If it were continuous from the front wall of Holly Cottage and the existing gateway used to serve both properties the ancillary relationship would be more apparent.
Onchan District Commissioners
ObjectionThe Commissioners recommend that the application be REFUSED on the grounds that:- "The proposed does not comply with O/RES/P/20 of the Onchan Local Plan (2000)."
Onchan District Commissioners
No CommentThe Commissioners request that the above application be DEFERRED until further written notification on the grounds that:- "To be considered at the next meeting of the Commissioners on 13th July 2020."
Onchan District Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionThe Commissioners would recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes subject to the following condition:- "Subject to a planning condition that the new property is only used in conjunction with the use of 57 Governors Road."
Conditions requested: Subject to a planning condition that the new property is only used in conjunction with the use of 57 Governors Road
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 18.6.20; no further comment to add
