8 March 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Anthony Holmes)
Valley Crest, Main Road, Santon, Isle Of Man, IM4 1ej
The proposal involved demolishing an existing outbuilding and replacing it with a small log cabin measuring 4.5m x 4.5m (20.25m² floor area), 2.2m to eaves and 2.4m to ridge, constructed entirely of timber with double doors, tilt-and-turn windows, and a compacted rubble base under 100mm concrete.
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The officer noted that demolition of the existing outbuilding does not require permission, making that aspect acceptable. The log cabin exceeds permitted development under Class 16 of the Town and Cou…
Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005 - erection of garden house or summer-house
This class permits garden houses/summer-houses up to 15m² floor area and 2.8m height, with conditions on proximity to highways and other limits; the proposal exceeds the area limit at 20.25m² but was assessed as acceptable due to its small scale, timber finish, subordination to the dwelling, and lack of visibility from public views despite being outside permitted development.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a log cabin as shown in drawings CAB 1, CAB 2, LP 1, SP1, DF-18 and Photographs received 24th January 2012.
Ancillary use only
No permission is hereby given for the use of the log cabin for permanent residential use. The log cabin may be used only in association with the main dwelling house "Valley Crest" and for purposes ancillary to the use of main dwelling house "Valley Crest" as a single dwelling.
Recommend approval as it has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications.
Highways Division recommends approval for application 12/00125/B, stating it has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications.
Highways Division
No ObjectionRecommend approval has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
