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Application No.: 10/00230/B Applicant: Jamie & Sarah Cox Proposal: Conversion of existing garage to living accommodation and widening of diveway Site Address: 3 Shirragh Way Port Erin Isle Of Man IM9 6FB ### Considerations Case Officer: Miss S E Corlett Photo Taken: - Site Visit: - Expected Decision Level: Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations ### Consultations Consultee: Highways Division Notes: Do not oppose Consultee: Port Erin Commissioners Notes:** Defer till after 30th march. 01.04.10 - Approve
The site represents the residential curtilage of an existing semi-detached property situated on the southern side of Erin Way accessed from Droghadfayle Road. The property is part of the relatively new estate of housing which stretches from Droghadfayle Park to the new south eastern extent of Port Erin.
The property is a two storey dwelling with attached single garage and mirrors the other half of the pair of properties.
The site lies within an area of Residential use on both the extant Port Erin Local Plan of 1990 and the draft Southern Area Plan which was published on 23rd October, 2009.
Apart from the planning permission for the erection of the dwelling under PA 96/1736 no planning applications have been submitted in respect of this site.
Proposed now is the conversion of the garage to living accommodation in the form of a family room and the removal of the garage door and its replacement with a window. Also proposed is the
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widening of the kerb to permit two vehicles to be parked alongside each other on the driveway. The property is built a minimum of 6.2 m from the road, allowing two vehicles to be parked side by side, quite comfortably.
Department of Transport Highways and Traffic Division and Port Erin Commissioners indicate that they do not oppose the application.
The Strategic Plan sets out standards for parking in Appendix Seven where the requirement for residential parking is two spaces behind the building line. The plan states:
Appendix 7: "New built residential development should be provided with two parking spaces per dwelling, at least one of which should be within the curtilage of the dwelling and behind the front of the dwelling, although the amount and location of parking will vary in respect of development such as terracing, apartments, and sheltered housing. In the case of town centre and previously developed sites, the Department will consider reducing this requirement having regard to: a) the location of the housing relative to public transport, employment and public amenities, b) the size of the dwelling, c) any restriction on the nature of the occupancy (such as sheltered housing) and d) the impact on the character and appearance of the surrounding area (paragraph A.7.1)." This goes on to recommend that one space is provided for a one bedroomed apartment, 2 spaces for two or more bedrooms but that "These standards may be relaxed where development: a) would secure the re-use of a Registered Building or a building of architectural or historic interest; or b) would result in the preservation of a sensitive streetscape, or c) is otherwise of benefit to the character of a Conservation Area d) is within a reasonable distance of an existing or proposed bus route and it can be demonstrated a reduced level of parking will not result in unacceptable on street parking in the locality" (A.7.6).
In this case, there is sufficient parking for two spaces in front of the building line, where access and egress may be undertaken without the need for other vehicles to be manoeuvred in and out.
Other applications for the conversion of existing garaging in Port Erin have been approved without the requirement for or provision of parking space behind the building line - PA 09/1736 at 23, Thornhill Close, 09/1829 at 19, Close Cam, 08/0435 at 3, Milner Park, 07/2040 at 10, Close Corneil and PA 10/0120 at 9, Erin Crescent.
As such the proposal is considered to be acceptable.
The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status.
Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 08.04.2010 Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal
C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
C 2. This permission relates to the conversion of the existing garage to living accommodation and the widening of the access all as shown in drawings 01/P1, 02/P1 and 03/P1 all received on 19th February, 2010.
I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 09/09 Delegation of functions, 10/09 Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer
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