30 March 2017 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer Sarah Corlett
12, Alberta Drive, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1ls
The site is the rear of a semi-detached two-storey dwelling in a residential area of Onchan. The proposal involves replacing the existing polycarbonate conservatory roof with a fibreglass finish and installing two sun tunnels, which is a minor alteration not visible from the street.
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The principal issues were potential impacts on neighbouring amenities from overlooking, loss of light, or overbearing effects, and visual impacts on the street scene.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, road safety, or wildlife; and provides satisfactory standards. The officer assessed the re-roofing as modest, rear-located, with no amenity or visual impacts, thus complying with relevant criteria including amenity of residents, character of locality, and street scene.
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.
do not oppose (received on 10.03.2017)
recommended an approval (received on 08.03.2017)
Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval for planning purposes only. Department of Infrastructure 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 10-3-17
