4 December 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
80, Royal Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1lb
The proposal involves adding a 200mm diameter black cylindrical twin wall flue pipe to the north (side) elevation of Scaramanga, a two-storey detached house on a corner plot in Onchan, starting at ground floor lintel height and extending 900mm above the eaves for a wood burning stove in the living room.
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The officer concluded the flue would not be visually intrusive to the streetscene as it is a minor alteration, projecting up the gable in black colouring, which is 'not considered an incongruous featu…
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires extensions and alterations to be appropriate in scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the flue as minor works meeting these criteria in principle.
General Policy 2
Permits development respecting site surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affecting townscape character or local amenities. Tested against visual impact (b,c) and neighbour amenity (g); found compliant as non-incongruous and no harm.
Environmental Policy 22
Prohibits development unacceptably harming amenity via airborne pollutants (ii). Assessed flue position and height as providing adequate smoke discharge, avoiding harm.
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.
do not object
Highways Division stated no highways interest, Onchan District Commissioners initially deferred for consideration then recommended approval.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 9 Nov 20
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 30th November 2020.'
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners would recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
