30 June 2010 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
16, Cronk Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 3df
Mr Elliot Millar applied to extend the existing driveway at his two-storey semi-detached home in the residential Birch Hill Park area of Onchan, paving it with block paving and extending northwards to the boundary and southwards into the grassy area while retaining much grass.
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The principal issues were compliance with parts (b), (c), (g) and (h) of General Policy 2, assessing impacts on residential amenity, site character, highways, and parking.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site and surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect character of locality or landscape; provides satisfactory amenity including safe access and parking; and does not affect road safety. The officer tested parts (b), (c), (g) and (h) specifically, finding compliance due to minimal visual impact matching neighbours, improved parking/manoeuvring, and no highway issues.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the extension of the existing driveway, as shown in the photographs, boundary map, building plot layout, existing plan and proposed plan, received the 4th May 2010.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
Approve
No objection