3 October 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
1 Queens Court, Queens Road, Port St. Mary, Isle Of Man, IM9 5eu
The proposal is for a single-storey front extension measuring 6m wide by 2.8m deep with a maximum height of 3.6m and lean-to hipped roof, providing improved pedestrian access to a two-storey semi-detached house that currently has no front door.
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The officer considered the extension's modest size (16.8 sqm floor area) would cause no significant adverse effects on neighbouring properties in terms of loss of light, privacy or overbearing impact,…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, highways, parking or road safety. The officer assessed the proposal against these criteria, finding it compliant due to small scale, matching adjacent precedent, retained access/parking and no consultee objections in a Predominantly Residential area.
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 erection of an extension to front elevation as shown on Drawing Numbers 01 Rev. P1, 02 Rev. P1 and 03 Rev. P1 date stamped as having been received on 21 August 2012.
no objections to the planning application
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
The original application for a front elevation extension (porch) at a semi-detached residential house was approved by Port St Mary Commissioners on 3 October 2012, but condition 2 mistakenly described it 'as tourist accommodation'. The appellants appealed to remove this error, arguing the house is residential. The planning authority admitted it was a typographical error and supported omission of the phrase. The inspector agreed, noting the proposal was well-designed, suitable, harmless to amenities, and compliant with the development plan, recommending the appeal be allowed with the condition corrected. The Minister concurred and issued approval on 26 October 2012 with the revised condition.
Precedent Value
This appeal demonstrates that appeals are an effective mechanism to correct typographical errors in planning conditions where no other administrative correction is available. Future applicants should appeal immediately upon noticing such errors, as the process can be swift with inspector support.
Inspector: Alan Langton
