11 September 2020 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Sarasota, Ramsey Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7pr
The proposal involves building a summer house measuring 7m x 5m (35m²) in the north east corner of the rear garden of Sarasota, a detached house on Ramsey Road, Laxey, next to an existing hot tub area.
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The officer assessed the proposal against visual impact and neighbour amenity under GP2(b), (c), and (g). For visual impact, the 35m² building with hip tiled roof and composite cladding would replicat…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design (b), not adversely affect landscape/townscape character (c), and not harm resident amenity/locality character (g). Officer tested summer house siting in rear garden corner, scale (35m² not dominant), finishes (matching slate, cladding imitating timber), tree screening limiting views, and no amenity harm from distance/no overshadowing/glazing orientation, finding full compliance.
Residential Policy 1 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
From Laxey and Lonan Area Plan 2005, permits alterations/extensions in residential areas if sympathetic to building and surroundings. Officer noted site in residential zone and proposal as sympathetic ancillary outbuilding.
Residential Design Guide 2021
Provides guidance on extensions/outbuildings and neighbour amenity impacts (section 7). Officer applied to confirm no overlooking/loss of light/overbearing effects due to location, screening, and design.
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 use only
The building hereby approved shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes incidental to the residential use of the dwelling at Sarasota, Ramsey Road, Laxey as identified on the approved plan 387-01 and shall not be occupied 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
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest in the application for erection of a summer house.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 13.08.2020; NHI
