28 October 2013
Field 410891, Surby Road, Surby, Port Erin, Isle Of Man, IM9 6ta
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The original application for a large 2-storey dwelling with semi-circular footprint, extensive glazing, balconies, chimney stack, and garages was refused by the Department of Infrastructure due to its incompatibility with the site's Development Brief in the Southern Area Plan and breaches of General Policy 2(a), (b), (c), and (g) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan, including impacts on character, appearance, trees, and neighbour amenities. The appellant argued the design suited the site, used traditional materials, matched heights of nearby properties, and offered amended plans addressable by conditions. The inspector, following a public inquiry and site visit, found the design failed to reflect traditional vernacular character, would be unduly prominent due to size, massing, footprint, and glazing, harm boundary trees, and adversely affect neighbours' living conditions through overlooking, dominance, and overshadowing. All refusal reasons were upheld, leading to the inspector's recommendation to dismiss the appeal, which was accepted by the Hon T M Crookall, MHK, acting as Deputy Minister.
Precedent Value
Reinforces strict adherence to site-specific Development Briefs and GP2 traditional design requirements in sensitive village edges; conditions cannot fix fundamental scale/massing/footprint issues; prominence from glazing and elevated sites heavily weighs against non-traditional proposals.
Inspector: Ruth V MacKenzie BA(Hons) MRTPI
