12 May 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
16, Howstrake Drive, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1br
Mr Andrew Watt applied to replace existing Velux rooflights like-for-like and install two additional Velux rooflights on the front elevation and two on the rear elevation of his semi-detached bungalow. The development is modest in scale, located within a predominantly residential area of Onchan.
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The officer considered the proposal's modest level of development, noting it is in keeping with the character of the semi-detached bungalow and does not adversely affect public or private amenity.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires that extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the rooflights as modest and in keeping with the dwelling's character, with no adverse amenity impact, fully satisfying the policy.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, or road safety; and meets other criteria like services and energy efficiency. The modest rooflights were found compliant as they do not harm amenity or character, aligning with para 8.12.1's presumption for extensions without adverse impacts.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s AW01, AW02, AW03 and window specification date stamped the 23rd March 2010.
recommend that the application be approved for planning purposes only
