7 November 2006 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
41 Groudle Road Onchan Isle Of Man IM3 2ef
The proposal involves demolishing the existing mismatched dwelling (part dormer bungalow, part flat-roofed two-storey) and replacing it with a new detached dwelling that is mostly single storey with a central two-storey section containing bedrooms.
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The officer deferred assessment pending appeals on related applications 06/00082/B (extension refused on appeal for unneighbourly impact on 28 Fairway Close) and 06/00090/A (approval in principle for …
Policy O/RES/P/19 of Planning Circular 1/2000
Permits new residential properties in designated residential areas if they fit with density, massing, design and character of adjacent dwellings. Officer assessed the proposal as compliant given varied surrounding house types, acceptable scale, limited neighbour impacts, and positioning respecting local building lines.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no. 0441/PLO1 date stamped the 27th June 2006.
Supports the proposal as a reasonable replacement
Approve subject to redesigning footpath access
Do not oppose
Onchan District Commissioners recommend approval subject to redesigning access to continue the footpath along Groudle Road; a neighbour Mr M Walshe initially registered interest but later stated no objection.
Onchan District Commissioners
Conditional No ObjectionThe Commissioners would recommend that the application be APPROVED for planning purposes subject to the following condition:- “It would be appreciated if access to the plot be redesigned so as to continue the footpath along Groudle Road.”
Conditions requested: It would be appreciated if access to the plot be redesigned so as to continue the footpath along Groudle Road.
M Walshe
No Objectionwe feel we would not object to this Application as it appears to be a reasonable replacement.
The original application PA 06/00090 received approval in principle for demolishing the existing dwelling at 41 Groudle Road and erecting two detached dwellings, against which neighbours Mr and Mrs A Edwards appealed on grounds of over-development, privacy loss, road safety, and tree loss. The inspector assessed these issues and found two dwellings compatible with the site's scale and spacing, privacy adequately protected, road safety mitigable by conditions, and tree loss acceptable with landscaping controls, recommending the appeal fail and approval upheld with revised conditions. In the concurrent appeal AP 06/0136 by Mr and Mrs M Walshe against approval for a two-storey extension to the existing dwelling, the inspector found the proposal would cause undue overbearing impact and dominance on the appellants' property at 28 Fairway Close, recommending the appeal succeed and approval reversed. An unrelated earlier appeal AP 1402 on reserved matters for a dwelling in Port St Mary is noted but not connected to this site.
Precedent Value
Demonstrates inspectors will uphold approvals in principle for plot subdivision in established residential areas if plot sizes match locality and impacts controllable via conditions, even against neighbour appeals. Highlights sensitivity to overbearing/dominance on angled rear views, where single extensions can fail despite prior refusals being addressed.
Inspector: G FARRINGTON
