9 July 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Sarah Corlett)
17, Kissack Road, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1np
The site is a detached single storey dwelling with additional living accommodation on the eastern side of Kissack Road, Castletown, with a flat roof garage and existing glazed porch, bounded by a tall masonry wall and a public footpath to No.19.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, which requires development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, fo…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/form/design, avoids harm to townscape character, resident amenity or locality, provides satisfactory access/parking, and avoids unacceptable road safety/traffic effects. The officer tested the porch's flat roof design, scale and siting against these criteria, finding it acceptable due to limited visibility, no amenity/highway harm despite flat roof preference for pitched, given local precedents.
Residential Design Guide 2021
Section 3.2.2 prefers extensions to match existing roof pitch/shape with ridge lower than main building, disfavours flat roofs especially if publicly viewable unless matching existing flat/low pitch. Officer acknowledged deviation from pitched preference but accepted flat roof as not out of keeping due to small scale, rear location, site's existing flat garage, and area precedents with flat roof garages.
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.
No Highways Interest (27/05/2020)
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest in the application for erection of replacement porch extension at 17 Kissack Road, Castletown.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 27.05.2020; NHI
