05/92124/BRefused

2 March 2006 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M.I. McCauley) - Delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005

Relocation of existing oil tank to rear boundary wall

11, Brunswick Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 3lh

Received4 Nov 2005

Validated4 Nov 2005

Decided2 Mar 2006

4 months

Received4 Nov 2005

Validated4 Nov 2005

Decided2 Mar 2006

4 months

Why was this refused?

unwarranted precedent for encroachments into shared rear lane
detrimental impact on neighbouring amenities
location outside applicant's ownership boundary
Conservation Area setting
lane used for services despite low traffic

The proposal involved moving an oil tank from a tight space between a recent single-storey rear extension and the house wall at 11 Brunswick Road, where it was causing damp issues and obstructing a window, to a screened enclosure (1.8m wide, 0.9m projection into the lane, 1.4m high) against the rear boundary wall in a …

Refusal Reasons

✗The erection of an oil tank in this location would cause an unwarranted precedent to the area and would therefore cause a detrimental affect upon the amenities of the neighbouring properties.

Documents (4)

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Proposed Plan

4 Nov 051pp

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Decision & Reasoning

Refused2 March 2006

The officer noted the proposal would place the oil tank and 1.4m high screen in an unadopted rear lane not owned by the applicant, though ownership is not a planning consideration.

Public Comments (2)

SupportDouglas Corporation(statutory consultee)

no objection

ObjectionMr M G and Mrs S Burrows(neighbour)

Why was this refused?

unwarranted precedent for encroachments into shared rear lane

detrimental impact on neighbouring amenities

location outside applicant's ownership boundary

Conservation Area setting

lane used for services despite low traffic

Refusal Reasons

✗The erection of an oil tank in this location would cause an unwarranted precedent to the area and would therefore cause a detrimental affect upon the amenities of the neighbouring properties.