13 January 2015 · Planning Committee
Nirvana, Ramsey Road, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7py
The site is the curtilage of a single-storey detached bungalow on a sloping plot abutting the Manx Electric Railway, accessed via a driveway from Ramsey Road. The proposal involves demolishing the existing garage adjacent to the bungalow and erecting a replacement of similar height, size, and scale, with garage space a…
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The officer assessed impact on residential amenity, finding the replacement garage similar in height, size, and scale to the existing, with no windows in the side elevation closest to Spring House, th…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 applies in the Predominantly Residential zoning per Laxey and Lonan Area Plan 2005. The officer assessed the garage/office against amenity, design, and street scene impacts, finding it acceptable due to similarity to existing garage, no overlooking, compatible design with the bungalow, and mitigated visual effects via cedar cladding.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with article 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
Ancillary use only
The garage with office accommodation hereby approved shall not be occupied at any time other than for purposes incidental to the residential use of the dwelling known as Nirvana and shall not be occupied as an independent dwelling unit. Reason: To ensure proper control of the development and to avoid any future undesirable fragmentation of the curtilage.
do not oppose
recommend approval
