5 September 2012 · Director of Planning and Building Control (delegated authority under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
25, Linden Gardens, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 6ab
The proposal involved adding a flat roof dormer to the rear roof pitch of 25 Linden Gardens, a two-storey mid-terraced house in a uniform residential street characterised by similar terraced properties with rear yards.
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The officer concluded the flat roof dormer would be out of keeping with the property and locality, introducing an unduly prominent and incongruous feature that upsets the existing roof line and charac…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect townscape character, locality amenity, or provide satisfactory standards including safety. The officer found the dormer adversely affects townscape character by upsetting the roofline, introducing incongruous prominent feature unsympathetic to uniform terraced properties, and failing to provide safe living standards via Building Regs breaches.
no objections to the current planning application
