28 May 2024 · Delegated - Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Wren Cottage, Main Road, Sulby, Isle Of Man, IM7 2hp
The proposal involves replacing an existing garden shed with a larger store room to the west of the dwelling and erecting a new greenhouse in the rear garden to the east, within the curtilage of Wren Cottage, a two-storey detached house in Sulby. The site is behind St.
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The officer assessed the proposal against character and appearance (ST4, EP32, GP2) and neighbouring amenity (GP2), finding it acceptable due to its form, mass, finish, and design.
Strategic Policy 4
Strategic Policy 4 requires extensions or alterations not to detrimentally affect the character of registered buildings. The officer noted the proposed works are outside the red line boundaries of nearby Registered Buildings (Old School House and St. Stephen's Church), with no adverse impacts.
Environment Policy 32
Seeks that extensions or alterations do not detrimentally affect the character of registered buildings. Assessed as compliant due to location and lack of visual harm to nearby registered buildings.
Environment Policy 34
Requires use of traditional materials in pre-1920 buildings. The officer considered the finish and design acceptable in this context.
Strategic Policy 1
Seeks to make the best use of existing developed sites. Proposal uses existing residential curtilage appropriately.
Spatial Policy 5
Ensures new development is of good design. Form, mass, finish, and design found acceptable.
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Ensures development remains within settlement boundaries per spatial hierarchy. Site is within Sulby settlement.
Spatial Policy 5
Related to settlement boundaries and spatial hierarchy. Compliant as within designated area.
General Policy 2
Requires development to meet general standards without adverse impact on surroundings or neighbours (points b,c,g). Tested against character/appearance and amenity; no significant impacts found.
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.
No Highways Interest.
Approved unanimous as long as the store is for domestic use only
Highway Services HDC has no interest in the application, while Lezayre Parish Commissioners approved it unanimously subject to the store being for domestic use only.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: ... 24/00456/B
Lezayre Parish Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionApproved unanimous as long as the store is for domestic use only
Conditions requested: as long as the store is for domestic use only
