16 October 2009 · Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
5, Spinney Close, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 1nf
The proposal involved internal alterations at first floor level with dormers and rooflights to create additional living space, plus rear terraces at ground and first floor levels, as shown on drawings P01 Rev C, P02 Rev D and P03 Rev A.
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The application was a revised submission addressing the previous refusal (08/01186/B, upheld at appeal in April 2009) for a large sloping dormer to the front elevation, which harmed visual amenities.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (with paragraph 8.12.1 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007) is relevant to development control, assessing impacts on visual and residential amenities. The officer assessed the revised front dormers against street scene character, finding them acceptable due to reduced scale, hipped design matching local precedent, and no adverse privacy effects from rooflights. Rear terraces were unchanged and previously unproblematic.
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 alterations, installation of dormers and creation of first floor and ground floor terraces as shown in drawing numbers P01 Rev C, P02 Rev D and P03 Rev A date stamped 12 August 2009.
Materials approval
No roofing materials shall be used other than materials similar to those used on the existing building.
Do not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
No objection to the proposals
No Objection in Principle subject to no discharge of surface water to foul drainage system(s)
Douglas Corporation, Highways Division, and Drainage Services all responded with no objections to application 09/01350/B, with Drainage Services requesting a condition on surface water discharge.
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Corporation have no objection to the proposals listed below.
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose has no traffic management, parking or road safety implications
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.; In the event that this application is approved I should be grateful if these comments could be incorporated in the approval notice.
