3 September 2019 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
29, Hildesley Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5ax
The proposal involves a small rear lean-to extension (1.4m wide, 2.8m deep, 4.8m high) infilling between the kitchen and boundary wall, French doors to a raised deck (3.3m wide, 3m deep, 1-1.7m high), four roof lights, and a flue, all at a two-storey detached house in a sloping residential area within the Selborne Driv…
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The officer assessed visual impact and neighbour amenity as key issues. The rear location ensures proposals are not visible from Hildesley Road, and the extension's design, proportion, size, and finis…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect amenity, character, or road safety. Officer found extension and deck compatible with residential character, rear location invisible from street, and amendments/conditions resolve amenity issues, fully satisfying criteria (b), (c), (g), (i).
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development preserving/enhancing Conservation Area character. Rear works not visible from public views, design in keeping with property, no adverse townscape impact confirmed on site visit, satisfying policy requirements.
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.
Obscure glazing screens
Prior to the use of the raised deck area the obscure glazing screens (1.8m high) to the eastern and western boundaries as shown on plan 252-01 dated stamped as having been received on 9th August 2019 shall be completed and retained thereafter. Reason: In the interest of residential amenities in terms of overlooking.
no highway implications
no objection
Neighbour at 31 Hildesley Road objects to the raised decking due to privacy loss, overlooking, and loss of light, while Douglas Borough Council and DOI Highways Division have no objections.
Key concern: raised decking and glass wall causing privacy loss, overlooking, and blocking light to neighbouring garden
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 21 June 19
31 Hildesley Road (neighbour)
ObjectionI DO OBJECT, TO THE RAISED, WOODEN DECKING, AS THIS WILL ALLOW, MY BACK GANDEN, TO BE OVERLOOKED; I FEEL THIS IMPOSES ON MY DRUACY.
31 Hildesley Road (neighbour)
ObjectionI still object to it.; A wall of any materiel, will block the sunshine in the morning, from the sea side of my Garden.; This Glass wall, is so high, it will also block my right to light and impact on my Garden.; I have been informed, that there can not be a wall, of any materiel or a fence, which is more than 2 metres high, from the ground, between the houses.
