18 September 2012 · Planning Committee
11, Third Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4lz
The proposal involved removing 3 metres of a 600mm high concrete front boundary wall and 15 square metres of lawn to form a single parking bay measuring 5m long by 3m wide, finished in pea gravel, at a two-storey terraced house in Onchan.
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The officer assessed that the principle of front garden parking bays on Third Avenue had been established by seven prior approvals on neighbouring properties, making it a characteristic of the street …
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not adversely affect landscape/townscape character, local residents' amenity, or road safety/traffic; and provides safe access and adequate parking. The officer tested the proposal against these criteria, finding precedent from neighbouring approvals established front parking as characteristic of the street scene, with no unacceptable impacts on amenity or highways after objection withdrawal.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the creation of a vehicular access and car parking space in front garden of dwelling, as shown in drawing no. MR-01, received on 7th August 2012.
no objection to the proposal; recommend approved for planning purposes only
