8 January 2010 · Delegated - Senior Planning Officer
27, Third Avenue, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4lz
Miss Natasha Breen applied retrospectively to create off-road parking at her two-storey terraced house by paving the front garden and dropping the kerb for vehicle access. The site is in a residential area at the head of Third Avenue where on-street parking is limited.
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Policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan (Planning Circular 1/2000)
Policy states: 'Extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where such proposals are appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property.' The officer considered this specifically material and assessed the parking as an alteration appropriate given precedents and local parking needs.
General Policy 2
Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 policy requires development to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale/design, not adversely affect character/amenity/highway safety/parking. Officer judged the proposal complies, balancing minor street scene detriment against parking benefits, precedents, and no highway safety issues.
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 the submitted Drawings LOC 1, SITE 1, Kerb Detail (PATH2), and Photographs ×3 all received on 12th November, 2009.
Do not oppose subject to the imposition of the following condition: The applicant shall contact the Network Operations Section of the Department of Transport prior to carrying out any works within the highway, including the installation of dropped kerbs. Telephone 686665
recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes
