15 April 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Carmodil House, Main Road, Ballaugh, Isle Of Man, IM7 5es
Mrs Sally Brook proposed adding three flat-roofed dormers to the rear of her traditional Manx house at Carmodil House, Main Road, Ballaugh, to convert attic storage into bedrooms. The dormers would span 8 metres wide, flush with the rear wall and up to the ridge line, making the house appear three storeys from certain …
Click a button above to find applications similar to this one.
See how this application compares to similar ones — policies, conditions, and outcomes side by side.
The officer considered the main issue to be the visual appearance of the flat-roofed dormer on the traditional Manx property.
Housing Policy 15
Requires extensions or alterations of existing traditionally styled properties in the countryside to respect the proportion, form and appearance of the existing property; only exceptionally permitted if over 50% of existing floor space. The officer assessed the flat-roofed dormer as failing this test due to its size (8m wide, full rear span), form (flat roof, flush elevation making building appear three-storey), and disproportionate impact on the traditional property visible from the road.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications.
No objection.
Ballaugh Parish Commissioners and Highways Division both have no objections to the proposed creation of three dormers to the rear elevation of Carmodil House.
Ballaugh Parish Commissioners
No Objectionmy Commissioners have now considered the above proposed development, and have no objections thereto.; my Commissioners have now considered the amended plans as submitted in connection with the above proposed development, and have no objections thereto.
Ballaugh Parish Commissioners
No Objectionmy Commissioners have now considered the amended plans as submitted in connection with the above proposed development, and have no objections thereto.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
