24 January 2017 · Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer)
Jandakot, Old Castletown Road, Port Soderick, Isle Of Man, IM4 1bb
The site is a modern bungalow hidden from public view by vegetation along an unadopted lane off the A25 Old Castletown Road in Port Soderick, with a 43m frontage and 33m depth. The proposal involves demolishing the existing 3.4m x 6m rear garage attached to the house and replacing it with a larger 4.5m x 10m rear exten…
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The key issue was whether the extensions accord with Housing Policy 16, which states 'The extension of non-traditional dwellings or those of poor or inappropriate form will not generally be permitted …
Environment Policy 1
Presumption against development in undesignated areas. Exception allowed for alteration and extension of existing dwellings.
Environment Policy 2
Presumption against development in undesignated areas. Exception allowed for alteration and extension of existing dwellings.
General Policy 3
Presumption against development in undesignated areas. Exception allowed for alteration and extension of existing dwellings.
Housing Policy 15
Applies to traditional dwellings; site is modern bungalow so HP16 used instead.
Housing Policy 16
States 'The extension of non-traditional dwellings or those of poor or inappropriate form will not generally be permitted where this would increase the impact of the building as viewed by the public'. Assessed as compliant because property not visible publicly, extensions lower/modest/not increasing impact, well-designed to match existing.
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.
Flexibility on blocking planting
Notwithstanding the proposed planting shown to block up the existing driveway and access, this need not be introduced if this would impede access or visibility relating to the neighbour's access. Reason: in the interest of highway safety and convenience.
Braddan Parish Commissioners had no objections to the application. DOI Highways Division deferred their response awaiting further information on visibility impacts from blocking the existing access and proposed tree planting.
Key concern: Blocking up the existing access and the proposed tree planting may affect visibility onto the narrow lane over each others driveways
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners considered the following applications at their meeting on 19 January 2017 and it was unanimously resolved that they had no objections to them; **PA16/01392/B** - Mr & Mrs J Bellis – Alterations, erection of extension, creation of new driveway and relocation of vehicular access – Jandakot, Old Castletown Road.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No CommentDefer - awaiting information; The existing access is adjacent to the vehicular and pedestrian access for the neighbouring property and both properties benefit from visibility onto the narrow lane over each others driveways. Blocking up the existing access and the proposed tree planting may; DEFER on 12/01/17
