26 August 2015 · Director of Planning and Building Control (Michael Gallagher)
15, Nursery Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4hg
The proposal involves removing part of the existing rear boundary wall at the terraced dwelling, creating a 5.2m deep concrete hardstanding parking area across the full width of the plot, and erecting a 1.5m high timber picket fence and gate to separate the parking from the garden.
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The officer assessed the proposal against the character of the site and surroundings, noting the rear boundary wall is poorly maintained, shored up with inappropriate red bricks, and already broken at…
General Policy 2
Requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design/landscaping (b), not adversely affect surrounding character (c), and not harm local residents' amenity or locality character (g). Officer assessed wall removal and hardstanding against these, finding no detrimental effect due to wall's poor condition and existing similar features; parking/access safe per highways; no amenity harm.
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.
recommend the application be approved
do not object to the proposal... the reduced size can be permitted
Both Onchan District Commissioners and DOI Highways recommend approval of the application with no objections, noting that the reduced parking space size is acceptable in this congested residential area.
Onchan District Commissioners
SupportThe Commissioners recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes only.
DOI Highways
No ObjectionDNOC Nursery Avenue is an extremley congested residential area with very limited available on road parking. The standard parking space of 3.25 x 6 metres with a 6 metres free space in front of the parking bay cannot be achieved, but it is felt in this occassion the reduced size can be permitted.
