11 December 2014 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control
Block 1, Oakhill Court, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 2nj
The application proposed a two-storey extension to the south of the existing three-storey Oakhill Court apartment block, providing three garages on the ground floor and a one-bedroom apartment above, finished in matching materials with a Mansard-style roof.
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The officer assessed the proposal against three key issues: impact on streetscene, loss of open space, and neighbour amenity.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale (b), not adversely affect townscape character (c), not harm local residents' amenity or locality character (g). Failed due to loss of open space harming visual amenity/locality character (c/g), and overbearing/loss of light to neighbours (g). Streetscene massing acceptable due to smaller scale and uncertainty over adjacent approval.
Housing Policy 6
Residential zoned land must accord with area plan brief or GP2 criteria. Principle of residential acceptable per zoning, but failed GP2 tests on amenity/open space; referenced in prior refusal but not directly in current reasons.
Environment Policy 42
New development must respect locality character; no removal of open/green spaces contributing to visual amenity/sense of place. Failed as proposal removes important private open grassed space providing public visual amenity in built-up area, one of few such spaces in Farmhill.
do not oppose the application
no objection to the application
