12 May 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
21, Belgravia Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 1hn
The proposal involves alterations to an existing detached garage within the curtilage of a detached dwelling on Belgravia Road in Onchan, specifically the installation of windows to convert it into a garden store, with no change to on-site car parking from Belgravia Road.
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The officer considered the proposal comprises alterations to an existing detached garage for conversion into a garden store by installing windows, with existing on-site car parking unaffected.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Requires that extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the garage conversion as modest in scale with no undue effect on amenity, finding it appropriate for the residential site.
General Policy 2
Permits development in accordance with land-use zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, does not adversely affect amenity/character/road safety/parking, and meets other tests (a-n). The officer found the proposal satisfies these as it is modest, maintains parking, has no amenity impact, and is in a residential area; Strategic Plan para 8.12.1 presumes in favour of such extensions without adverse impacts.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s PD-001 and PD-002 date stamped the 18th March 2009.
Do not oppose. Note: 2 off street parking spaces still provided on driveway
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only
