17 August 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Chris Balmer
Marrinagh, Ballajora Hill, Ballajora, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM7 1az
The site is a triangular parcel of land near the Manx Electric Railway and A15 highway in Maughold, occupied by a traditional-profile house with modern windows, a shallow-pitched porch, and a two-storey flat-roofed rear annex, screened from the road by hedging and trees.
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The officer assessed whether the proposal would increase visual impact on the surrounding countryside and adversely affect neighbour amenity, particularly Rose Cottage.
Environment Policy 1
Requires protection of the countryside in Areas of High Landscape Value and Scenic Significance. The officer assessed the extension to a non-traditional dwelling but found it acceptable as it does not significantly increase the visual impact of existing flat-roofed elements.
Environment Policy 2
Overriding consideration for countryside protection. Applied alongside ENV1; proposal deemed not to adversely affect landscape character.
Housing Policy 16
Provides advice on extensions to existing dwellings in the countryside; non-traditional dwellings or those of poor form not generally permitted if increasing public-viewed impact. Existing house has non-traditional elements (horizontal windows, large porch, flat-roof annex), but extension does not worsen this.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect landscape/townscape character or residents' amenity. Proposal complies with criteria (b), (c), and (g).
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.
no objection
