28 January 2025 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan)
Cronnag, Bowling Green Road, Castletown, Isle Of Man, IM9 1eb
The proposal involves demolishing the existing rear porch of a single-storey bungalow and building a new rear extension measuring 4.2m projection, 6.9m width, 5.1m ridge height (2.4m eaves), finished in painted render and Rosemary tile to match the existing house, with large glazing and bi-folding doors on the rear gab…
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The officer assessed the main issues as impact on street scene/individual property and neighbouring amenities. The rear extension is not especially apparent from public viewpoints due to its rear posi…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 covers general development considerations. The officer assessed the proposal's design, scale, form, proportion, and finishes as appropriate to the existing property, with the rear extension screened from public views, ensuring no significant harm to amenities. This compliance tipped the balance in favour of approval.
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.
Soakaway details
Prior to the occupation of the extension hereby approved the soakaway details as outlined in approved drawing JTM2428-P-02 REV A and DESIGN OF SURFACE WATER SOAKAWAY - SHEET NUMBER 8649/1, 8649/2 & 8649/3 shall be completed and retained thereafter. There must be no discharge of surface water to the main foul sewer. REASON: to ensure that existing foul sewerage is not adversely affected by the discharge of additional flows.
No objection; no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking.
No objection/comments received to additional information after soakaway details provided.
Highway Services HDC has no interest in the application, indicating no highway concerns. Manx Utilities Authority (MUA) Drainage requests confirmation of surface water (SW) disposal method and a percolation test if soakaways are proposed.
Key concern: surface water disposal method unconfirmed and percolation test required if using soakaways
Highway Services HDC
No CommentHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: ... • 24/90938/B
Manx Utilities Authority Drainage
Conditional No Objectionwe have no separate SW sewer in the area (see plan below) and we will not permit any SW to be discharged into the combined drainage system.; Please can you confirm how SW will be discharged? if you plan to use soakaways we would require a percolation test to be carried out in order to support the planning application.
Conditions requested: confirm how SW will be discharged; if you plan to use soakaways we would require a percolation test to be carried out in order to support the planning application