24 March 2025 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler); issued by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
Hawthorne Cottage, Church Road, Maughold, Isle Of Man, IM7 1as
The proposal at Hawthorn Cottage, a two-storey detached property in Maughold Village, sought retrospective approval for elevated plastic decking and replacement of wooden fencing with glass balustrade at the rear, alongside amendments to a previously approved front boundary wall (changing from block on flat to block on…
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The officer assessed the proposal against Section 18(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, requiring proposals in a conservation area to preserve or enhance its character, and found both eleme…
Strategic Policy 2 - Priority for new development to identified towns and villages
Priority for new development to identified towns and villages. Considered in principle assessment for site outside settlement boundary but within rural hamlet.
Spatial Policy 5
Design and visual impact. Proposal failed due to detrimental visual impact from decking, balustrade, and amended wall.
General Policy 2
General development considerations (b,c,g). Failed due to visual harm to conservation area/street scene (b,c) and impact on neighbouring amenity through overlooking (c).
Housing Policy 15
Extension or alteration to traditional styled properties in the countryside. Applied to ensure development does not increase impact of non-traditional properties when viewed publicly; wall amendment and rear decking found inappropriate.
Environment Policy 35
Preserve or enhance for Conservation Areas. Proposals do not preserve or enhance, causing material harm to traditional character.
Environment Policy 42 - character and need to adhere to local distinctiveness
Designed to respect the character and identity of the locality. Slimmer wall profile without capping read at odds with neighbours, causing visual harm.
Environment Policy 1
Protect the countryside for its own sake. Rear decking/balustrade detrimental to visual rural character.
Do not object
No objection subject to a condition to seek measures to prevent bird strikes on the clear glass balustrade
Highway Services HDC reviewed application 24/91266/B and found no significant negative impact upon the highway network, stating they do not oppose the proposals.
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 as the boundary wall and rear raised decking boundary would offer better visibility onto the highway than the existing hedge and rear boundary, and no vehicular accesses are proposed impacted by the boundary proposals.; Highway Services HDC does not oppose (DNO) the following applications.
