2 May 2024 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
Langdale House, Lower Dukes Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4bq
JSK Property Ltd applied to erect a detached garden room within the curtilage of Langdale House, a two-storey detached dwelling in Douglas. The garden room measures 11.7m wide, 4.1-8m deep, and 2.7-2.9m high, sited to the north of the main house on an existing concrete base, with windows overlooking the rear garden.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan, which requires development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of siting, scale, design, and ame…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design, amenity, and does not harm neighbouring residents or locality. The officer tested the garden room's low height, domestic design, boundary screening, and separation from neighbours, finding it compliant with no adverse visual or amenity impacts. The Residential Design Guide 2021 was also referenced as satisfied.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Ancillary use restriction
The garden room building hereby approved shall only be used in association with the main dwelling house "Langdale House" and for purposes incidental to the use of main dwelling house "Langdale House" as a single dwelling, for no separate residential/tourist purposes and only in accordance with the internal layout shown on plan 1643 - GR1 received on the 28.03.2024. Reason: The application does not propose to create separate units of accommodation within the site and has not been considered as such; to prevent the accommodation being used as self-contained/tourist accommodation which is unrelated to the main dwelling house; avoiding any future fragmentation of the curtilage; and the living accommodation being used separately from the main dwelling house would result in a unacceptable level of overlooking of the occupants of this main dwelling house Langdale House.
no highway interest
no objection
Highway Services HDC listed application 24/00349/B as having no interest (NHI) with no highway concerns raised, while Douglas Borough Council explicitly stated no objections to the erection of a detached garden room.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: ... 24/00349/B
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.; 24/00349/B Erection of a detached garden room Langdale House Lower Dukes Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 4BQ
