23 May 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Thie Yernagh, Somerset Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5ae
The proposal was for erection of a two-storey detached dwelling with garage and vehicular access on a plot between two existing dwellings, Greeba and Elmwood, on Somerset Road in Douglas. This followed a previous approval (PA 23/00793/B) for the same dwelling without a rear first-floor balcony; the current application …
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The officer accepted the principle of a dwelling on the site, established by prior approvals PA 13/00655/A and PA 23/00793/B, and found the overall design, scale, height, and street scene impact accep…
Environment Policy 23
Not quoted fully but cited in refusal with GEN2 for amenity impacts. Officer applied to balcony causing unacceptable overlooking/overshadowing/privacy loss to Elmwood and Cronkbourne Ave, beyond approved design.
Strategic Policy 1
Requires optimising previously developed land, efficient site use, utilising infrastructure. Site within settlement, prior approvals accepted principle; no issues raised.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
New development primarily in towns/villages. Site in Douglas settlement boundary; accepted.
Housing Policy 4
New housing in towns/villages or extensions. Site in Douglas; principle approved previously.
Transport Policy 4
Highways to accommodate development safely. Highways no interest/objection.
Transport Policy 7
Parking per standards. No issues raised; prior approval had highway conditions.
Environment Policy 36
Development near Conservation Area not to detrimentally affect views. Balcony at rear; no impact on streetscene or CA views.
no interest (NHI) in: 24/00240/B
In line with the previous approval... request that the following conditions are secured on approval: bird and bat brick plan; boundary hedge of Manx native species. Note construction ongoing without prior ecology details.
No objections
Highway Services has no interest in the application; DEFA Ecosystems requests specific bird/bat and native hedge conditions; Douglas Borough Council did not provide comments; a neighbouring resident objects due to loss of light, privacy, and amenity.
Key concern: loss of light, privacy and residential amenity from neighbouring resident
Highway Services HDC
No CommentHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: ... 24/00240/B
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Team
Conditional No ObjectionIn line with the previous approval for this plot the Ecosystem Policy Team request that the following conditions are secured on approval.; The above requested plans should be provided prior to further construction works taking place.
Conditions requested: Prior to the commencement of the development, a bird and bat brick plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. Any bird bricks shall be sited to ensure that they are not placed above any opening windows. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details prior to the first occupation of the dwelling and shall be retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development.; Prior to the commencement of the development, details of the provision of a boundary hedge along the front (north-eastern) site boundary shall be submitted to and approved in writing by DEFA Planning. The hedge shall comprise Manx native species only. The hedge shall be planted in the first planting season (November - March) following the first occupation of the development. Any constituent plants which die, are removed, or become diseased, shall be replaced with similar size and species plants. Thereafter, the hedge shall be retained and maintained for the lifetime of the development.
Douglas Borough Council
No CommentThe following two applications were also both on the list for this particular week. PA 24/00240/B and PA 24/00221/B. Unfortunately PA 24/00221/B did not have any plans uploaded onto the planning portal. ... The Council will provide comments on both of these applications in due course.
Elmwood, Somerset Road (neighbour)
ObjectionI am writing to object to the above planning application on the following grounds under: ???Material Planning Considerations???- loss of light to the detriment of residential amenity overshadowing/loss of outlook and layout and density of building design.; The proposed plan is intrusive and overbearing and I appeal to the planning department to refuse the proposed erection of this balcony.
