30 May 2012 · Planning Committee
Plot 23, Murrays Lake Drive, Mount Murray, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 2hy
The proposal involved building a two-storey detached house measuring 11.9m wide, 8m deep and 8.1m ridge height, with an attached single garage and driveway providing two off-road parking spaces, on Plot 23 Murrays Lake Drive, an undeveloped site adjacent to semi-detached homes in a residential area originally zoned for…
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The officer assessed visual amenities, finding the design, scale, form and massing similar to adjacent semi-detached pairs, in keeping with the streetscene despite 3m forward projection from No.24 as …
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design/landscaping, not harm landscape/townscape/amenity/road safety/parking/services, provide safe access. Assessed compliant: design matches semis, no amenity harm to No.24 (45deg), adequate parking, no highway objection.
Strategic Policy 4
Villages like Newtown (near Mount Murray) maintain settlement character, appropriate scale housing/limited employment. Supported residential over shop as site now residential area, shop unviable.
Community Policy 1
New residential areas provide neighbourhood centres where relevant/appropriate. Single stand-alone shop unviable vs full centre (newsagent/grocers/post office etc), especially post-2008 crisis.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of dwelling with garage as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 and 08 all received on 3rd April 2012.
Parking completion
Prior to the occupation of the approved dwelling the driveway and garage are to be completed as shown on drawing 02 to allow on-site parking provision for two vehicles and be retained thereafter.
no objection as proposal has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
no objections
no comments on merits but request informative note
support noted in planning statement (plans shown to directors)
