2 December 2010 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Virginia Barn, Postal Locality, Mount Rule, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 4hw
The proposal involved alterations and erection of extensions to an existing stone dwelling known as Virginia Barn (also Well House), a converted barn located on the northern side of the AA23 Top Road between Strang and Crosby, Braddan.
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The officer assessed the proposal as an amended version of recently approved PA 09/00472/B (itself amending PA 06/00811/B), with changes including a 1.5m extension of the extension and rendered chimne…
Housing Policy 11
HP11 permits conversion of rural buildings to dwellings only with modest, subordinate extensions that do not adversely affect character, and states further extensions will not usually be permitted to avoid loss of original interest. The officer acknowledged this restriction but found the proposal acceptable due to prior approvals for similar extensions establishing precedent, with the extension on the non-road facing elevation having acceptable impact on character.
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 location plan and drawing no. AT986.2 rev. 1 date stamped the 8th October 2010.
Do not oppose, has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
no objection
