17 December 2012 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
1, Snaefell View, Jurby, Isle Of Man, IM7 3bf
Mr Lee Copeland proposed erecting a detached garage measuring 8m long, 6m wide, and 5.1m high with an attic store over it, plus a driveway extension, in the rear garden of his two-storey semi-detached house at 1 Snaefell View, Jurby. The garage would be built just 0.2m from the shared timber fence with No.
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The officer assessed that the garage's scale (8x6m footprint, almost matching the house's 5x9m, 5.1m height), sited 0.2m from the neighbour's timber fence and protruding 4.1m above it, would appear ov…
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in residential zoning if it respects the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, form, design (b), does not adversely affect character of locality (c), and does not adversely affect amenity of local residents (g). The officer tested the garage's scale (8x6m, 5.1m high), proximity (0.2m to boundary, 4.1m above fence), and form against these criteria, finding it overbearing and failing amenity/character tests despite matching materials.
no objections provided that the garage is used for the storage of motorcycles only, as there would not be sufficient width to create an access for a car by the side of the dwelling
