14 September 2009 · Director of Planning and Building Control (delegated authority under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
11, The Abbey Woods, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5pl
The proposal involved converting the existing garage into additional living space, building a new attached single-storey flat roof garage to the side of the house, and modifying the driveway to create extra parking. The site is a residential property in The Abbey Woods, Douglas.
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The officer assessed the garage conversion as relatively modest with no adverse impact on visual amenities. For the new flat roof garage, sited approximately 7m setback from the front building line, i…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (paragraph 8.12.1 of the adopted Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007) is relevant to development control. The officer assessed the proposal against it, finding the garage conversion modest and not harmful to visual amenities, and the flat roof garage acceptable due to its 7m setback and limited visibility impact, despite not being ideal in design.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the conversion of the garage into additional living accommodation, erection of an attached garage and creation of an hardstanding as shown in drawing numbers 648/001 and 648/002 date stamped 21st May 2009.
Materials approval
No facing materials shall be used other than materials similar to those used on the existing building.
Do not oppose
no objection
No Objection in Principle subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage system
Three consultees (Douglas Corporation, Drainage Services, and Highways Division) all responded with no objection to application 09/00893/B, with Drainage Services requesting a specific condition on surface water discharge.
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Drainage Services
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection in Principle subject to:-; It should be noted that it is an offence under Manx legislation to permit the discharge of polluting or harmful matter to any public sewers or watercourses.
Conditions requested: There must be NO discharge of surface water (directly or indirectly) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.; these comments could be incorporated in the approval notice.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose
