23 December 2021 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
8, Norwood Drive, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5hj
The proposal seeks approval for works already carried out: removal of the front boundary wall and replacement of the entire front garden with hard standing for a driveway at a two-storey semi-detached house in a residential cul-de-sac.
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General Policy 2
General Policy 2 requires development to respect the character and amenity of the locality, be appropriate in scale and design, and safeguard visual and residential amenities. The officer assessed the proposal against subsections (b), (c) & (g), finding the total hard surfacing of the front garden and wall removal unduly detrimental to the street scene and property appearance. This conflicted with the policy's emphasis on maintaining local character.
RDG 2019 section 6.3 (Driveways and Front Gardens)
Section 6.3 advises against removing over 50% of front garden areas and highlights front gardens' role in privacy, pollution filtering, child safety, wildlife habitat, and health benefits. The proposal breaches this by fully hard-surfacing the frontage and removing the boundary wall, eliminating landscaping opportunities and harming visual amenities.
adequate driveway length in excess of 5.5m and enough space for parking and pedestrians. Whilst this is the case there has been no information supplied regarding water run off on the site.
no objection
Highways Development Control requires additional details on construction, services protection, and surface water drainage before supporting the retrospective driveway creation. Douglas Borough Council has no objections.
Key concern: No construction details submitted to verify suitability
Department of Infrastructure Highways Development Control
Conditional No ObjectionExit visibility at 2.4 x 25m in each direction is more than suitable; No construction details have been submitted to verify suitability and would be required for the technical review under a s109(A) Highway Agreement; Run off / surface water must be contained through a drainage scheme within the site; Recommendation: Additional details.
Conditions requested: Construction details required for technical review under s109(A) Highway Agreement; Dropped crossing of footway to align with driveway and protect underground services; Surface water drainage details to be submitted
Douglas Borough Council
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.
