21 September 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
Ballagarey, Ramsey Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7pt
The proposal involves modifying a detached garage at road level below the raised dwelling at Ballagarey, reducing its length from 9.6m to 6.4m, increasing width from 3.1m to 3.8m, raising eaves from 2.2m to 2.5m, and replacing the flat roof with a pitched roof in concrete tiles.
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The officer considered the proposal's compliance with General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, which requires development to respect site and surroundings in scale, form, design; not a…
General Policy 2
Requires development in line with zoning to respect site/surroundings (siting, scale, form, design), not harm landscape/townscape character, residential amenity or locality character; provide safe access/parking; no unacceptable highway impact. Officer tested garage alterations' scale (length reduced to 6.4m, width to 3.8m, eaves to 2.5m), pitched roof design improving appearance visible from road/neighbours, tree impacts (DEFA ok), highway (no issues) and amenity (no adverse effect), finding full compliance.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to alterations to detached garage, as shown in drawing no. 11/832/01, 11/832/2 and 11/832/3, all received on 14th August 2012.
Do not oppose as no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No issue with works re nearby trees; minimal root damage not detrimental if BS5837 followed
