23 August 2007 · Planning Committee
Field 524189, Cooil Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM4 2aq
The proposal involved demolishing Clybane Farmhouse, described as an attractive period Victorian dwelling with Georgian influence, and building a three-storey replacement house with pitched roof, dormers, sliding sash windows, Manx stone garage, and ancillary accommodation, sited 125m southwest on agricultural fields.
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The Planning Committee and appeal inspector found the principle of replacement acceptable under Housing Policy 12/14 as the existing dwelling was neither abandoned nor of registerable historic interes…
General Policy 3
Permits replacement of existing rural dwellings outside zoned areas (Housing Policies 12-14). Principle accepted as site in countryside/High Landscape Value/Open Space (Agriculture); no issue raised.
Housing Policy 12
Permits countryside dwelling replacement unless abandoned or architecturally/historically interesting and renovable. Existing not abandoned (recent works), not registerable; principle accepted.
Housing Policy 14
Requires replacement not substantially different in siting/size unless environmental improvement; generally on footprint, floor area ≤50% greater (external, excl. attics/outbuildings), design per Circular 3/91 Policies 2-7. Failed: 125m relocation no overall improvement (harmed undeveloped countryside); ~55-70% size increase; pseudo-traditional design eclectic/not vernacular, more visual impact; existing not 'poor form'.
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