1 July 2010 · Senior Planning Officer
Methodist Chapel, Strang Road, Union Mills, Isle Of Man, IM4 4nl
The proposal involves building a rectangular extension, approximately 2.7m wide by 5.4m long, with a pitched natural slate roof matching the existing church building from 1930, reusing three existing windows, and set back from the front to appear secondary in scale.
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The officer assessed compliance with parts (b), (c), and (g) of General Policy 2, focusing on whether the proposal respects the site and surroundings in terms of siting, scale, form, design; does not …
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, does not harm townscape character, and provides satisfactory amenity without adverse effects on residents. Officer tested the extension's design (matching slate roof, subordinate scale), siting (setback, replacing existing), and neighbour separation (1.45m to boundary, 9m to adjacent rear) against parts (b), (c), and (g). Found fully compliant with no tensions noted.
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 the erection of an extension, as shown in drawing numbers 21.1.10 and 22.2.10, date stamped 6th May 2010.
Materials matching
The external finishes of the extension must match those of the existing building in all respects.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications. Note: This proposal does not intensify traffic movement or an increase in off road parking.
no objection
No objection subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage systems
Manx Electricity Authority requests contact due to underground cables/overhead lines; Braddan Parish Commissioners have no objection; Water & Sewerage Authority has no objection subject to surface water drainage conditions; Highways Division response does not cover this application.
Key concern: Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area
Manx Electricity Authority
Conditional No ObjectionThere are Underground Cables/Overhead Lines present in the area indicated in you Planning Application. Please contact our Network Operations Department... to discuss working practices around Cables and Overhead Lines which may be required to be diverted before any work can be carried out on site.; Contact the M.E.A. for Electrical Site Safety 5 documents... before any work is carried out on site. All work to be carried out with reference to Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes HS(G)47 & GS6.; The Authority wish to express their interest in the following planning applications, and request that a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority.
Conditions requested: a condition of planning be that the applicant must contact the Authority
Braddan Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionThe Commissioners had no objection to the following planning applications: ... PA10 00662 - Union Mills Methodist Church - Rear/side extension to provide rear pedestrian access
Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority
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 Isle of Man Water & Sewerage Authority, 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.
