16 October 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Jareal, Bowling Green Road, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1eb
The proposal involves altering the bungalow 'Jareal' on Bowling Green Road, Castletown, by converting its rear garage/workshop into a kitchen, dining, living, and utility room. Key changes include replacing the front-facing garage door with a window, removing the existing link extension and replacing it with a larger f…
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The officer assessed the impact on the street scene, individual property, and neighbouring amenities as the main issues. The main built footprint already exists, so changes are limited to alterations …
General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zoning to respect site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; not adversely affect landscape/townscape character or local residents' amenity. Officer assessed proposal against criteria b, c, g, finding alterations to existing footprint acceptable in diverse street scene, no material street scene impact, no overlooking/privacy loss from ground-level windows/roof lights, and no amenity harm from flue.
Environment Policy 22
Concerns unacceptable levels of pollution including odour. Assessed in context of flue installation; found compliant with building control requirements and no unacceptable amenity harm due to topography and surrounding buildings.
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 significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking.
no objections
Environmental Health Officer does not object but advises on potential smoke nuisance from solid fuel appliances due to neighbouring ridge heights. Highway Services finds no significant negative impact on highways.
Key concern: surrounding properties have significantly higher ridge heights than the applicant property - which may have some impact on the dispersal of smoke/odour
Environmental Health Unit, DEFA
No ObjectionWhilst we do not object to the proposal, we do note that some surrounding properties have significantly higher ridge heights than the applicant property - which may have some impact on the dispersal of smoke/odour.; We do not object to the proposal, but strongly recommend that the applicant have regard to the information provided above.; Building Regulations do not consider the potential impacts that the products of combustion from solid fuel appliances can have on neighbouring premises.
Highway Services HDC
No ObjectionAfter reviewing this Application, Highway Services HDC finds it to have no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking.
