30 December 2024 · Acting Head of Development Management (Abigail Morgan); issued by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
Fuchsia House, Old Castletown Road, Port Soderick, Isle Of Man, IM4 1bb
The proposal involves adding a porch to the front elevation with a pitched roof and pillars, and extending the sunroom on the southwest side by 3m in width with a hipped roof, at Fuchsia House in the countryside outside settlement boundaries.
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The officer assessed the proposal primarily against the impact on building design, character/streetscene, and neighbouring amenities, focusing on differences from a prior larger approval (PA 23/00332/…
General Policy 2
Requires developments to respect site character and surroundings (b)(c)(g), protect amenities (g)(h), and satisfy highway safety/accessibility (h)(i). Officer found extensions subordinate, no harm to character/streetscene or amenities, and no highway issues, fully complying.
Housing Policy 16
Permits extensions to non-traditional dwellings only if they do not increase public view impact. Reduced size/height versus prior approval meant less impact on countryside streetscene, satisfying the policy.
Spatial Policy 5
Limits development to settlements unless General Policy 3 exceptions apply. Site in countryside; assessed via GP3 exceptions for existing dwellings, with proposal acceptable due to minimal impact.
General Policy 3
Sets exceptions for countryside development. Proposal to existing dwelling complied as extensions did not harm character or amenities.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside 'for its own sake' with assumption against development. Extensions' reduced impact complied, echoing SP5/GP3.
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.
does not object
no highway interest
