23 July 2021 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
The Pink House, Church Road, Maughold, Isle Of Man, IM7 1as
The proposal involves reinstating a roof over an existing shed at the rear of a traditional two-storey detached house to accommodate a new gas boiler, replacing an old oil tank, and installing a small green-painted metal storage unit for four propane cylinders along the western boundary.
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The main issue was the impact on the character and appearance of the Maughold Conservation Area and the individual traditional property.
Environment Policy 1
Protects countryside and ecology outside settlements or designated areas from adverse development unless overriding national need. Site in Area of High Landscape Value but proposal is minor ancillary works not adversely affecting countryside.
Environment Policy 35
Permits only development in Conservation Areas that preserves or enhances character and protects special features. Officer assessed that shed reinstatement and gas storage preserve the area and property character through matching materials and appropriate scale.
Housing Policy 15
Approves extensions or alterations to traditionally styled countryside properties if respecting proportion, form, and appearance; limits to 50% floor space increase. Minor shed works deemed to respect the traditional two-storey property.
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 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
No Highways Interest
no objection
Garff Commissioners and DOI Highways Division both raised no objections to the application.
Garff Commissioners
No ObjectionThere were no objections to this application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 07.06.2021
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 08.07.2021
