24 March 2006 · Director of Planning and Building Control (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
2 Knocksharry Cottages, Ramsey Road, Knocksharry, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 2af
Mr & Mrs Kirk applied to erect a first floor bedroom extension projecting 4.8m to the rear and 3.7m wide, linking to an existing two-storey rear extension, using materials matching the existing building.
Click a button above to find applications similar to this one.
See how this application compares to similar ones — policies, conditions, and outcomes side by side.
The officer assessed neighbour amenity impact on No.1 Knocksharry Cottages, noting the site is set north of the neighbour with the nearest habitable ground floor window 5m from the boundary; the exten…
General Policy 3
From Isle of Man Strategic Plan (Modified Draft) 2004. Officer lists it under relevant policies but does not provide detailed assessment; proposal found compliant in conclusion on visual and amenity impacts.
Housing Policy 15
From Isle of Man Strategic Plan (Modified Draft) 2004. Officer lists it under relevant policies alongside GP3; applied to assess extension in high landscape value area, with rear location and matching materials deemed acceptable.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to the erection of a first floor rear extension as shown in drawing number 1-2-001, S2-101 and S2-102 date stamped 25th January 2006.
Materials approval
No facing and roofing materials shall be used other than materials similar to those used on the existing building.
no objection
recommends installation of mains wired interconnected domestic smoke detection
German Parish Commissioners have no objection to the application. Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service recommends installation of smoke detection. SPMC&E objects due to unattractive design and prior extensions.
Key concern: un-equal pitch roofs are a desperate and un-attractive design feature which should not be necessary
German Parish Commissioners
No ObjectionMy Commissioners have no objection to this application.
Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service
Conditional No ObjectionThe installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
Conditions requested: The installation of mains wired, interconnected domestic smoke detection conforming to BS 5446 : Part 1 : 2000, and installed to conform with BS 5839 : Part 6 : 1995, is recommended in accordance with Section 1 of the Building Regulations 2000 – Approved Document B
SPMC&E
ObjectionThere is a considerable planning history to these cottages. See 97/1211, 01/0072 & 01/1523. Have they not, perhaps, been extended to their reasonable limit?; The Society's view is that un-equal pitch roofs are a desperate and un-attractive design feature which should not be necessary, and if this is the only solution, then it should be REFUSED.
