APL Planning Statement

Planning Statement

Address:

3 Mount View Road, Onchan, IM3 4AB

• 1.0 The Application Site
• 1.1 The application site is a detached dwelling set over 2 floors in Onchan.
• 1.2 The building is a residential dwelling with 3 bedrooms and an integral garage. There is an existing driveway and gardens to the front, sides and rear of the site.
• 1.3 The building is towards the start of Mount View Road as you come off Wybourn Drive. The rear gardens of Alpine Close and Marina Close.
• 1.4 The building is finished with a spar dash render to all elevations. The main roof is pitched and finished with concrete tiles. The garage and kitchen have a typical flat roof finish.

• 2.0 Proposal

NOTE: This application replaces a previous application that was withdrawn (Ref:21/01001/B). This new proposal is vastly reduced in scope with no extension being proposed, purely alterations to the existing dwelling and site.

• 2.1 Full planning approval is sought for general alterations to the existing dwelling and erection of a timber cabin to the rear garden.

• 2.2 It is proposed to change the flat roof over the kitchen area into a lean to roof with two rooflights to maximize natural light and be more aesthetically pleasing.
• 2.3 The internal ground floor is to be opened up to create a modern, light and airy open plan layout. A new WC will also be installed.
• 2.4 It is proposed to have a new window fitted to the rear elevation, alter the size of the existing dining room window and widen up the existing patio doors.
• 2.5 It is proposed to remove the existing windows to the garage side elevation due to the new internal layout and also to increase the sense of privacy.
• 2.6 General alterations will be undertake upstairs to improve the existing bathroom and master bedroom.
• 2.7 All new windows and doors will have anthracite grey/black frame finish and all existing units will be either replaced or sprayed with specialist coating to match.
• 2.8 It is proposed to relocate and widen the existing landing window. The previous withdrawn application showed this at 2.2m wide. It is now proposed to be 1475mm wide and have a higher cill level of 1400mm. This increases the existing window width by approximately 700mm. The proposed positioning will be directly over the stairwell meaning that this window is purely for feature and light penetration as it will be higher than a persons line of sight when wallking up the stairs. The existing window is right at the top of the stairs and as such a person could stand right up to it. With this in mind, the proposed window increases privacy for the applicant and the neighbouring property.
• 2.9 It is proposed to erect a 6x3m timber cabin to the back garden to be used as a summerhouse and storage. This as per the plans will be at least 1 metre away from the boundaries for both privacy, impact on neighbours and maintenance.

• 2.10 It is proposed to widen the existing driveway access off the Highway and have an enlarged drive area down the side of the dwelling. This drive way will be finished with a permeable paving system to not impact or increase on surface water runoff. The widening of the driveway will be undertaken in strict accordance with requirements of the Highways Department.
• 2.11 This new proposal does not include any extension as following subsequent feasibility studies, the existing footprint was considered big enough to achieve the applicants requirements without extending. The previous withdrawn application had some objections/concerns raised by neighbouring properties. These were mainly to do with the extension that proposed a roof terrace and raised issues of privacy and overlooking. As such it is felt this new proposal respects the surroundings.
• 2.12 The single storey aspect of the dwelling will see the inclusion of new timber or composite cladding to the wall finish. This will improve the aesthetic quality of the property whilst not being detrimental to the surroundings.

Conclusions

It should be considered that the proposal can be viewed favorably when assessed against each of the key criteria of the Strategic Plan Policies and alterations undertaken to the proposal following neighbour concerns.

It is felt that the proposal complies with the Policies outlined above by:

• - The proposal preserves and enhances the character and appearance of the area.
• - Thorough work has been undertaken to ensure the proposal respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping.
• - It does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape.
• - It does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality.
• - Amenity levels are to remain and not be negatively impacted.

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