17 September 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
The Bungalow, Baldrine Hill, Baldrine, Isle Of Man, IM4 6ds
The proposal at The Bungalow, a single-storey detached dwelling on sloping ground in the residential settlement of Baldrine, involved extending the integral garage with a single-storey addition (approx. 32m²), replacing the existing flat-roofed single-storey annex with a two-storey extension (approx.
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The officer assessed that the proposed extensions—a flat-roofed garage addition largely hidden from public view due to mounding and topography, and a two-storey rear extension replacing the annex with…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/form/design (b), not adversely affect landscape/townscape character (c), not harm local residents' amenity or locality character (g), and provide satisfactory amenity standards including access/parking (h). Officer found extensions acceptable in scale/design despite size increase, due to topography, screening, and positioning, with no amenity harm.
Environment Policy 22
Relates to impacts of new development on residential amenity, specifically iii) privacy/visual amenity. Assessed as no undue harm due to distances, window types (clerestorey), orientations, and level differences to neighbours like Cloven Stones Cottage.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires new development to positively contribute to the Island's environment, supported by Design Statement where appropriate. Proposal's design, though altering dwelling character, was high standard in form/scale/siting per para 7.34, respecting local styles amid varied detached dwellings on slopes.
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.
Strong support for proposals that make efficient use of existing residential plots, enhance ancillary accommodation for multigenerational living, and deliver sustainable options without large-scale new development.
