Approval in principle for the refurbishment and extension of existing cottage including detached garage and extension to domestic curtilage

Refusal Reasons

• ✗The refurbishment and extension of the existing cottage would be contrary to Planning Circular 1/88 and Housing Policy 12 of the emerging Isle of Man Strategic Plan in that the existing building has lost its established use as a permanent dwelling through abandonment and the introduction of a residential use would be detrimental to the rural amenities of the locality.
• ✗The proposed extensions and detached garage would be contrary to Planning Circulars 1/88 and 3/91 and Housing Policies 14 and 15 of the emerging Isle of Man Strategic Plan in that: i) the proposed extensions would be disproportionate in scale, form and appearance compared to the existing building; ii) the proposed extensions and detached garage would introduce a prominent and incongruous feature in the street scene, disrupting the rhythm of development which would cause demonstrable harm to the openness and character of open countryside and would be detrimental to the visual amenities of the locality; and iii) the proposed extensions and detached garage would affect the character and appearance of the opposite property.
• ✗The proposed residential curtilage would be contrary to Planning Circular 1/88 and Housing Policies 12 and 14 of the emerging Isle of Man Strategic Plan in that the proposed curtilage would amount to being a significant encroachment of a residential curtilage into the open countryside which will further diminish the openness of the surrounding area and would cause demonstrable harm to visual amenities of the locality.