24 October 2024 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Chris Balmer)
Peace House, Lhoobs Road, Eairy, Isle Of Man, IM4 3ja
Peace House is a single-storey detached dwelling on a stilted platform with a flat roof and timber cladding, located in open countryside about 800m from the A24. The proposal involved major extensions creating an L-shaped three-storey house with pitched roof and gable features, increasing floor area from 284m² to 679m²…
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The officer assessed the proposal as tantamount to a replacement dwelling due to retaining only the ground floor garage walls while more than doubling the floor area to 679m², with a three-storey scal…
Housing Policy 16
Restricts extensions to non-traditional dwellings where they would increase public visual impact. Officer found the proposal's scale/form increased impact of the poor non-traditional dwelling, consuming its subtle low-profile elements with three-storey mass.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside for its own sake unless overriding national need. Proposal in unzoned countryside adversely affected it via design unsympathetic to character and site clearance, with no overriding justification.
Environment Policy 2
Presumes against countryside development. Combined with ENV1, failed due to negative visual/landscape impacts without alternatives.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires positive environmental impact. Proposal's unsympathetic extensions and clearance would harm surroundings.
Strategic Policy 4
Must protect/enhance landscape quality and nature conservation. Failed due to clearance without mitigation details, despite proximity to woodland/plantation.
General Policy 2
Permits extensions reflecting/enhancing existing property/setting in scale/design. Proposal's dominant additions failed subservience per Residential Design Guide.
Environment Policy 3
Protects woodland from loss/damage. Site near Kion Slieu Plantation/woodland; potential tree removals noted but forestry to comment separately.
No Interest
No comments received therefore not assessed / assumed no objections
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Team objects due to lack of ecological information and site clearance concerns; Highway Services has no interest in the application.
Key concern: lack of information about vegetation and trees removed and contravention of Strategic Policy 4
DEFA Ecosystem Policy Team
ObjectionObjection due to lack of information and site specific concerns; This application is contrary to Strategic Policy 4 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016; Details about the vegetation and trees which have already been removed to facilitate the development should be provided
Conditions requested: A soft landscaping plan, including tree planting; An ecological mitigation plan, including bird boxes and measures to prevent bird strikes on clear glass balustrades; Both plans should be provided to Planning for written approval prior to development commencing
Highway Services
No CommentHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: 24/90993/B
