Officer Planning Report

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Officer's Report

THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

The application site comprises the curtilage of a semi-detached dwelling that is located on Glen View Road in Onchan.

The proposed development comprises of alteration and extension of the dwelling to provide additional habitable accommodation by the insertion of a dormer window on the front roof slope and the insertion of a number of rooflights.

PLANNING HISTORY There are no previous planning applications that I consider relevant to the assessment of this current planning application. REPRESENTATIONS Onchan District Commissioners recommend that the planning application be approved.

The owner and/or occupant of 39 Whitebridge Road, which is located across the road from the application site, objects to the planning application on the grounds that they have concerns regarding overlooking.

PLANNING POLICY The application site is within an area recognised as being within predominantly residential use under the Onchan Local Plan. Policy O/RES/P/21 of the written statement (Planning Circular 1/2000) that accompanies the Onchan Local Plan states:

"Extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where such proposals are appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property."

Assessment

I consider the overall level of development contained within the proposal to be domestic in terms of its scale. I am satisfied that the proposed development does not adversely affect public amenity. Given that the straight line distance between the application site dwelling and the objector's dwelling is over 30 metres I am also satisfied that the proposed development does not adversely affect private amenity. Accordingly, I consider that the proposed development is in accordance with policy O/RES/P/21 of the Onchan Local Plan.

I recommend that the planning application be approved.

Party Status

I consider that all parties that made representations to the planning application meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status.

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 13.07.2006

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal

• : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This approval relates to drawing no.s HLK/06/0211/1, HLK/06/0211/2, HLK/06/0211/3 and HLK/06/0211/4 date stamped the 19th May 2006.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 14/4/06

Signed : M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control