4 April 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
Bibaloe View, 68, Groudle Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 2ez
The proposal involves enlarging the existing first floor balcony at the rear of the two-storey dwelling, projecting 3.6m from the rear elevation and wrapping around the north-western corner in an L-shape, with a floor height of 3.5m (4.6m including balustrade) above ground level.
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Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Policy from Onchan Local Plan states extensions will generally not be opposed if appropriate in scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. Officer assessed the balcony's L-shaped design, projection, and height as appropriate and in keeping, with no significant impacts due to screening and distance.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; not adversely affect character, amenity, or road safety. Officer confirmed compliance via site visit findings on sod bank screening street scene, hedgerow mitigating neighbour impact, and no highway concerns, with design fitting the hillside residential context.
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 drawings reference numbers 1, 2 & 3 all received on 27th February 2017.
no objection
recommend approval
Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval with no conditions. Highways Division has no highways interest.
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 24-3-17
