20 April 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
4, Birch Hill Grove, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4ej
The proposal involves extending an existing bedroom at 4 Birch Hill Grove, Onchan, to include an en-suite bathroom, and replacing the existing flat roof with a new hipped roof. The site is within a predominantly residential area.
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The officer considered the proposal's modest scale and massing to be in keeping with the character of the existing dwelling and the residential area.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires extensions and alterations to existing residential property to be appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the proposal as meeting these criteria due to its modest level of development in keeping with the dwelling's character, with no adverse amenity effects.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, road safety, or require services issues. The modest proposal was found compliant across relevant criteria (b, c, g, h, i), supported by para 8.12.1 presuming favourably for non-harmful extensions in built-up areas.
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 01 and 02 date stamped the 8th March 2010.
Do not oppose; has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Approve for planning purposes only
No objection subject to no surface water discharge to foul drainage
Highways Division, Drainage Division, and Onchan District Commissioners all responded positively to application 10/00312/B with no objections, one conditional no objection, and approval recommendation respectively.
Department of Transport Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Drainage Division Department of Transport
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection subject to the following conditions; The application states that the surface water from the proposed development is to be discharged to the "existing drainage".
Conditions requested: There must be NO discharge of surface water (including that from roofs and paved areas) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.; If this "existing drainage" discharges (directly or indirectly) to the foul sewerage system then it should be noted that an alternative means of surface water disposal must be provided.
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
