12 March 2026 · Delegated - Principal Planner (A Morgan, Interim Director of Planning and Building Control)
52, Ballanard Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5he
The proposal is for a modest replacement summerhouse in the rear garden of Montreux, a detached dormer bungalow on Ballanard Road in Douglas, measuring 5.9m wide, 4m deep and 2.6m high including a new concrete base, on a similar footprint to the previous one destroyed by a tree in early 2025.
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The officer assessed the key issues of visual impact on the street scene and amenity effects on neighbours. The summerhouse is sited in the rear garden, very limited from public view, not unique, and …
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping; does not adversely affect landscape/townscape character, local residents' amenity or locality character; and provides satisfactory amenity standards. The officer tested the proposal's rear garden siting, modest dimensions (5.9m width, 4m depth, 2.6m height), common form and mature screening, finding no significant visual or neighbour amenity impacts. No tensions noted as all criteria met.
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 objection
