1 April 2025 · Delegated - Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
2, Royal Drive, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1ey
The proposal seeks retrospective permission to remove a chimney stack from the western roof slope of 2 Royal Drive, a two-storey red brick end-terrace house with a slate pitched roof on a prominent corner plot in a predominantly residential area.
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The officer considered the main issue to be the impact on the character and appearance of the property and street scene. The site is part of a well-established terrace with strong uniformity and prese…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect townscape character; and meets other criteria like amenity and highway safety. The officer tested the chimney removal against these, particularly (b) respecting site/surroundings and (c) not harming townscape character, finding no significant harm due to the corner plot context despite terrace uniformity.
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