5 February 2019 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Flat 2, White House, 11, New Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7bb
The site is a long-established Co-op food store in the Laxey Conservation Area at the junction of New Road and Church Hill, opposite a petrol station. The proposal involves minor external changes: removing the existing corner entrance and replacing it with a uPVC framed window, relocating the main entrance to replace a…
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The officer assessed the refurbishment of a long-established retail store in the village core and its impact on the Laxey Conservation Area.
General Policy 2
Requires development in accordance with Area Plan zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, design; not adversely affect townscape character or amenity. Officer assessed the minor alterations as respecting the mixed-use Conservation Area site without adverse impacts on townscape or locality.
Policy 35
In Conservation Areas, development must preserve/enhance character/appearance and protect special features. Officer found proposed minor external changes would maintain character and result in significant improvements without detracting from building or setting.
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.
No objections raised but noted regulations for alterations in Conservation Areas and deferred to Planning Authority expertise.
No objection raised.
No highways interest.
Garff Commissioners had no objections to the proposed alterations and renovation at White House, 11 New Road, Laxey, and deferred to the Planning Authority's expertise.
Garff Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commission had no objections to these proposals.; The Board Resolved to defer consideration of the application to the expertise of the Planning Authority.
