21 December 2020 · Delegated - Principal Planner Chris Balmer
Apartment 7, Kensington Place, Imperial Terrace, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1hl
The proposal involves removing a non-loadbearing infill wall between apartments 7 and 16 on the second floor front elevation to create one larger apartment, with no external changes. The site is within a predominantly residential area under the Onchan Local Plan 2000.
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The officer assessed visual impact under GP2(b) and (c), noting the internal wall removal is minor with no public views from the highway and proportionate to the dwelling.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design (b), not adversely affect townscape character (c), and not harm resident amenity/locality character (g). Officer found internal works minor, no visual impact from public views, proportionate, and no amenity harm, fully compliant.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Onchan Local Plan policy states extensions/alterations to residential property generally not opposed if appropriate in scale, massing, design, appearance, and impact on adjacent property. Assessed as appropriate internal alteration with no external changes or neighbour 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.
no objection
No Highways Interest
Both Onchan District Commissioners and DOI Highways Division responded positively to the application with no objections and no conditions requested.
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners would recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose; DNO on 20.11.2020; Conditions (if any) DNO
