25 September 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Reina, Malvern Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5ap
The site is a two-storey detached house in a residential area of Douglas, currently featuring white paint, red tile roof, and uPVC windows/doors, with existing extensions including a flat-roof front extension and rear mono-pitched porch.
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The officer assessed the proposal against GP2 of the Strategic Plan, which requires development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of scale, form, design, and amenity, and not adversely aff…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect landscape/townscape or resident amenity. Officer found rear extension matches existing style, not publicly visible, passes 45-degree rule, no overlooking beyond existing, thus compliant.
Residential Design Guidance 3.2 Potential Visual Impact of an Extension upon the Existing House
Prefers pitched over flat roofs, especially publicly visible, unless existing has flat/low pitch. Front flat-to-pitched conversion improves street scene per guidance.
Residential Design Guide Section 4.3 Two Storey Rear Extension
Considers neighbour amenity impacts like light loss/overbearing, regulated by projection/location and 45-degree rule. Extension passes 45-degree test, no issues.
Residential Design Guidance 5 (Architectural Details)
Requires similar style to main dwelling for coherence. Windows/doors match existing size/style; materials (tiles, render) match.
Residential Design Guidance 7 (Impact on Neighbouring Properties)
Addresses light/overshadowing, overbearing, overlooking/privacy. No new issues: hedges block views, no east windows, west matches existing.
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 (22/07/2020)
no highway interest (22/07/2020)
Douglas Borough Council and DOI Highways Division both raised no objections to application 20/00669/B.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.; It should be noted that the comments are made in relation to the Town and Country Planning Acts and does not imply approval or consent under any other relevant enactment, byelaw, order or regulation.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI
