21 August 2003 · Planning Committee
Mg Ltd, Modena House, Ballanard Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5pp
The application sought approval in principle to erect two smaller detached dwellings (each around 3,500 sq ft on plots of 0.63 acres and 0.5 acres) as an alteration to a prior approval for one large detached dwelling.
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The Planning Committee refused the application because the site is zoned on the Douglas Local Plan for Low Density Housing in Parkland, to which Planning Circular 8/89 relates, and the proposed develo…
Planning Circular 8/89 - Low Density Housing in Parkland
The Circular sets criteria for development in Low Density Housing in Parkland zones on the Douglas Local Plan, including each dwelling sited in at least one acre (0.4 ha) of its own grounds to sit comfortably in a landscaped setting acknowledging contours and trees. The officer assessed the proposal's plots at 0.63 acres and 0.5 acres as below the minimum, concluding it would not result in a parkland setting despite lesser visual impact than the prior single large dwelling approval.
no views, no adverse traffic impacts
no objection
