14 October 2014 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer, Sarah Corlett) / Director of Planning and Building Control
1, Royal Park, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 3uf
The application proposed a single storey extension to the side of a detached dormer bungalow at 1 Royal Park, Ramsey, with a pitched gable-end roof, dimensions of 4.8m width x 4.8m depth x 3.6m height at the side and 10.9m width x 5.1m depth x 5.1m ridge height at the rear.
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The principal issues were visual impact on the street scene and neighbouring amenities including loss of light, overbearing impact and overlooking.
General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; not adversely affect amenity, character, road safety or wildlife; provide satisfactory standards. Officer assessed proposal against all criteria (a)-(n), finding compliance due to minimal visual impact from setbacks, obscure glazing resolving overlooking, existing screening, no highway issues, and appropriate single storey scale in residential curtilage.
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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Obscure glazing
Obscure glazing (Pilkington level 5 or equivalent) shall be installed in the bottom three window panels in the western elevation of the living room gable window, as shown on drawing 2 REV A and shall be maintained as such thereafter. Reason: To preserve the amenities of the occupants of the adjacent dwelling.
do not oppose
no objection
