29 July 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated authority under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
14, Third Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4na
Mrs Cheryl Fyfe applied to remove the front wall and gate of her mid-terraced dwelling in Third Avenue, Onchan, to form a hardstanding parking area within the front garden. The site is in a residential street with significant parking constraints, where one side and the turning circle have double yellow lines.
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The officer acknowledged severe parking problems in Third Avenue, noting the proposal would reserve rather than increase spaces but was understandable given the constraints.
Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Permits extensions and alterations to existing residential property where appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property. The officer assessed the parking hardstanding as a minor alteration fitting within a residential curtilage, with no adverse impacts noted beyond minor street scene effect already accepted via precedents.
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, provide satisfactory amenity/ parking/access, and avoid unacceptable road safety/traffic effects or adverse character impacts. Tested against parking provision (acceptable per precedents), street scene (minor harm not outweighing benefits), and highways safety (no objection); no issues with ecology, views, or other tests.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the location plan and site plan date stamped the 2nd April 2009.
Do not oppose subject to contacting Network Operations for highway works including dropped kerbs
Recommend approved for planning purposes only (superseding initial refusal recommendation)
