11 December 2014 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Chris Balmer) / Director of Planning and Building Control
4a, Marathon Avenue, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4hz
The proposal involves converting a longstanding, narrow attached flat-roof garage at the side of a two-storey semi-detached house into a water closet and garden store, replacing the existing garage door with a matching door, window, and rendered wall.
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The garage conversion itself is 'unobjectionable in principle' and likely permitted development for the door/window changes, but parking alterations required full planning scrutiny.
General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/form/design/landscaping (b), not adversely affect townscape character (c), not harm local residents' amenity/locality character (g), provide safe access/adequate parking (h), and not unacceptably impact road safety/traffic (i). Officer assessed garage conversion, parking/drive alterations, and front garden/boundary changes against these; found compliant due to matching materials, retained greenery/boundary, and improved usable parking spaces without highway objection.
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.
Boundary wall materials
The new boundary wall and pillars shall be constructed of materials to match the existing. Reason: in the interest of the character and appearance of the area.
do not oppose the application (after amended plans; initial deferral due to parking withdrawn)
no objection to the planning application
