18 January 2017 · Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
38, Murrays Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3hw
The site is a three-storey end-terraced house on a corner plot in a residential area of Douglas, with brown pebble dash to the rear and cream render to the front. The proposal involves simply blocking up one existing window at first floor rear level in a bedroom, with no materials details provided but a condition to ma…
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The officer identified key issues as potential visual impact upon the street scene and the host dwelling. While the proposal would be visible from the road serving Waverly Court, the loss of the windo…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/form/design (b), does not adversely affect townscape character (c), and does not harm residents' amenity or locality character (g). Officer tested the window removal against these, finding the minor change at rear first floor not prominent or visible enough from public views to cause harm, despite visibility from a serving road.
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.
Materials matching
All external facing materials to be used shall match those of the existing building in respect of type, size, colour and texture. Reason: In the interests of the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area.
no highways implications
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest in the application for removal of a rear window at 38 Murrays Road, Douglas.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 9-12-16; Code definition: NHI - No highways interest
