15 July 2025 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
10, Thornhill Close, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6nf
The proposal is for a small porch extension on the west elevation of a single-storey detached dwelling in an urban residential cul-de-sac in Port Erin. The porch measures 2.6m in width, 2m in depth, and up to 3m in height with a monopitch roof.
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016, which requires development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, fo…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; does not harm character, amenities, wildlife, or road safety; and meets other criteria like access and services. The officer tested the porch's siting on the side elevation (screened from street), scale (2.6m x 2m x 3m), design matching the house, and lack of amenity harm to neighbours, finding full compliance with no tensions noted.
Environment Policy 22
ENV22 prohibits development unacceptably harming environment or amenities via pollution, emissions, noise, etc. The officer implicitly assessed no such issues for this minor porch, with no adverse environmental or amenity pollution identified.
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.
The Board of Port Erin Commissioners considered the above application at its meeting held on Tuesday 10th June 2025 and resolved to support the proposal.
