28 February 2013 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer (Anthony Holmes), signed by Director of Planning and Building Control (M Gallagher)
Horizons, 25, Manor Park, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 2ew
The proposal involved constructing a paved terrace with steps and 1.8m boundary fencing at the rear of a detached dwelling on Plot 23 Manor Park in Onchan, with part of the work already completed retrospectively. The site is in a designated residential area with split-level dwellings due to sloping land.
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The officer assessed the key issues of public and private amenity impact following a site visit on 26.02.2013. Public amenity impact was limited and acceptable as the development is to the rear with m…
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires extensions and alterations to be appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer found the elevated terracing unacceptably harmful to adjacent Plot 24's amenity due to overlooking, failing this test despite domestic scale.
General Policy 2
Permits development in line with zoning if it respects surroundings, does not adversely affect amenity of local residents (GP2(g)), and meets other criteria. Proposal failed GP2(g) as terracing causes unacceptable overlooking harming Plot 24's reasonable residential enjoyment; no issues with other sub-clauses noted.
Policy O/RES/P/7 (Manor Park plots)
Permits residential development responding to style/density and not adversely affecting amenities of abutting properties. Not directly applied to this extension but contextual for site's residential zoning and character of split-level dwellings.
recommend that the application be approved for planning purposes only
express an interest in the planning application
