26 August 2025 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler); decision notice signed by Director of Planning and Building Control (J Chance)
14, Ashberry Avenue, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1px
The proposal involved forming a parking space measuring approximately 2.2m wide by 4.9m long within the front garden of 14 Ashberry Avenue, a side-gabled quasi-semi-detached house in a predominantly residential area of Douglas.
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The officer assessed that the proposed 2.2m x 4.9m parking space fails the principle test in the RDG because it does not increase the net parking availability for the street: it reduces on-street park…
General Policy 2
GP2 (b),(c),(g),(h),(i) requires development to respect amenity, character, highway safety, design, and public realm boundaries. The officer found the proposal fails as it impairs pedestrian access (highway safety), harms terraced street character with front gardens/rear parking, and disrupts public-private separation despite partial garden retention.
Transport Policy 4
TP4 supports safe and accessible highways per MfMR. The parking space's inadequate dimensions (2.2m wide) prevent simultaneous car parking and pedestrian access, increasing overhang risk onto pavement, directly contravening policy.
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