1 March 2011 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Cubbon House, 3, Marathon Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4hn
The proposal involved converting the detached Victorian building previously used as a residential care home back into a single private dwelling. This included removing care home features like the external lift shaft, fire escape, and pipework; replacing PVC casement windows with PVC sliding sashes; adding a rear orange…
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The officer assessed the proposal against General Policy 2 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, focusing on impacts on neighbouring properties and the surrounding area in a predominantly residentia…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect amenity of neighbouring properties and character of the area. Officer tested against impacts on neighbours (overlooking, light, traffic via site visit) and found no adverse effects due to boundary screening, amendments, and domestic scale. Also assessed general visual impact, finding improvements from care home removal enhanced Victorian character without Conservation Area constraints.
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 alterations, extensions and the conversion of former Residential Care Home into a private dwelling; as shown in the Planning Statement and drawing numbers P01, P02, P03 and P04, date stamped 10 January 2011; in addition to drawing numbers P05 Rev. A and P06 Rev. A, date stamped 24 February 2011.
do not oppose has no adverse traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No objection
No objection subject to proposed rear extension being connected to public sewer(s) and prior approval of exact drainage layout details
No objection to removal of small holly tree or the planning application
