17 October 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
10, Harbour View, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 2an
The proposal involves minor alterations to a two-storey dwelling in a residential cul-de-sac in Onchan: widening one existing first-floor lounge side window on the southeast elevation from approximately 1m to 2.4m wide (retaining 1.4m depth) and replacing an aged rear timber fence with a new 2.4m high timber fence alon…
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The officer considered the fundamental issue to be impacts on neighbouring amenities from both the fence and window. For the fence, replacing an aged ~2m structure with a new 2.4m timber fence (400mm …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/scale/design (b), not adversely affect townscape character (c), not harm local residents' amenity or locality character (g), and consider safety/security (m). Officer assessed window and fence against amenity (g) and character (b/c) tests, finding no adverse impacts due to minimal change from existing features and site levels.
Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2005 - erection of garden house or summer-house
Permits fences up to 2m high in rear curtilage (not fronting highway). Proposed 2.4m fence exceeds this by 400mm but was approved as not significantly taller than existing ~2m fence and no adverse amenity impact given topography.
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.
raised no objections to the proposals
indicated no highways interest in the application
Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval. 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
