10 May 2016 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Chris Balmer
8, Hedgerow Close, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1nh
The site is the curtilage of a two-storey detached dwelling in a predominantly residential area. The modest alterations include replacing the garage door with two 1m x 0.5m windows, adding glazed panels beside the front door, and creating a new ground-floor window and patio door on the side elevation to form a utility …
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The proposed alterations are modest in scale and would not harm the character and appearance of the site or surrounding area.
General Policy 2
Requires developments in accordance with land-use zoning to respect site surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design (b); not adversely affect townscape character (c); not affect local resident amenity or locality character (g); provide satisfactory access, parking, and manoeuvring (h); and not unacceptably impact road safety or traffic (i). The officer assessed the modest garage conversion and window insertions against these, finding compliance due to no harm to character, amenity, or highways from retained parking and ground-floor orientation.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals. This approval relates to drawing no 1601-01 date stamped as received 23 February 2016.
do not oppose, as two parking spaces can still be provided
raise no objection
Douglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposal. DOI Highways Division does not oppose subject to condition that two off-road parking spaces can still be provided.
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objection to the proposals.; It should be noted that the above 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
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose with condition/comment; DNOC on 1.3.16; Two off road parking spaces can still be provided
Conditions requested: Two off road parking spaces can still be provided
