24 January 2022 · Delegated - Principal Planner (Jason Singleton)
Thie Y Chiern, 40, Mountain View, Peel, Isle Of Man, IM5 1qf
The application seeks permission for a flat roof extension measuring 4.6m x 4.3m attached to the existing garage of a single storey detached dormer bungalow on a corner plot, plus replacing the garage door with a window and adding a bay window to mirror the one on the other side of the front door.
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The officer determined the proposal has acceptable visual and amenity impacts, meeting General Policy 2 (b, c, g) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan and Section 7.0 of the Residential Design Guide 2021…
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 requires development to meet standards for acceptable visual and amenity impacts on neighbours and surroundings (paragraphs b, c, g). The officer assessed the extension's flat roof design against the area's existing flat roof features, confirming no significant adverse visual or amenity harm due to low massing and setbacks.
Residential Design Guide section 7.0
Section 7 addresses good neighbourliness for extensions. Despite flat roofs not always ideal, the proposal was tested against local examples of flat roof garages/dormers, finding it acceptable in scale, location, and lack of overbearing impact.
Strategic Policy 1
Seeks best use of existing developed sites and good design. Applied to confirm the infill extension on a residential plot within settlement boundaries is appropriate.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires good design within settlement boundaries per spatial hierarchy. The proposal's design was evaluated as fitting the residential character.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
No highways interest (03/12/2021)
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division has no highways interest in the application.
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 03.12.2021
