26 November 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Anthony Holmes)
Oirr Ushtey, The Promenade, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7dd
The proposal involves adding a second floor extension to a detached dwelling in Laxey Conservation Area, matching the height of the existing part of the house with a 2.1m ridge height increase and creating a matching gable end similar to the opposite end of the property and the adjacent dwelling.
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The officer assessed the proposal's effect on public amenity, finding the resulting dwelling in keeping with the street scene as the new gable end echoes the opposite end of the dwelling and the adjac…
Residential Policy 1 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires residential development only in designated areas, with alterations/extensions accepted if sympathetic to the building and surroundings. The officer assessed the extension as sympathetic due to matching ridge height and gable design.
Conservation Area Policy 4 of Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005
Requires special attention in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character per the Act. The gable end design was found to preserve the area's character by echoing existing features.
General Policy 2
Permits development in line with area plans if it respects site/surroundings in scale/form/design, does not harm amenity/character/highways, and meets other criteria. The proposal was deemed compliant as it fits the residential street scene without amenity or highway issues.
Environment Policy 35
Permits development in Conservation Areas only if it preserves or enhances character, protecting special features. Assessed as preserving character through compatible design.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s 120915/1, 120915/2 and 120915/3 date stamped the 22nd October 2012.
recommend that the planning application be approved
Laxey Village Commissioners recommend approval of the application for alterations and erection of a second floor extension to dwelling at Oirr Ushtey, The Promenade, Laxey.
Laxey Village Commissioners
Supportthe Board recommends approval of the application.
