16 July 2015 · Director of Planning and Building Control (Michael Gallagher)
Highcroft, Station Road, St. Johns, Isle Of Man, IM4 3ah
The proposal involves adding a single window to the south-facing elevation of Highcroft, a single storey detached house in the residential curtilage on Station Road, St Johns, which is within a proposed conservation area.
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The officer identified two key issues: impact on residential amenity of neighbour Hillbre View and impact on street scene/visual amenity in the proposed conservation area.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with land-use zoning and other policies if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, or road safety. The officer assessed the window against criteria like amenity of residents (g), character of locality (c/g), and found it compliant as it does not exacerbate overlooking or harm visual amenity.
Environment Policy 35
ENV35 permits development in Conservation Areas only if it preserves or enhances character/appearance and protects special features. Site is in proposed conservation area; officer found the non-visible window causes no harm to visual amenity or street scene, thus preserving character.
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.
do not object to the planning application
no objection to the current planning application
German Parish Commissioners have no objection to the application for a new window.
German Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMy Commissioners have no objection to this application.
