Demolition of existing annex and erection of a detached dwelling with associated parking

Refusal Reasons

• ✗The proposed dwellinghouse would be contrary to General Policy 2, Housing Policy 6 and Environment Policy 42 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007 by reason of its height, design, siting and massing would: result in the introduction of a prominent and incongruous dwellinghouse which is out of keeping with the general character and appearance of the locality and would therefore cause significant harm to the visual amenities of the Street scene; result in demonstrable harm to the occupiers of No.6 Sydney Street from overlooking, loss of privacy, visual intrusion and overbearingness; and result in demonstrable harm to the occupiers of No.5 Sydney Street from overbearingness and visual intrusion.
• ✗The proposed car parking provision for the new dwellinghouse would be contrary to Transport Policy 7 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2006 in that an inadequate number of parking spaces would be provided within the development. This would result in on-street parking within Sydney Street/Oxford Street where the demand for parking is already high.
• ✗The proposed development will not provide a satisfactory living environment for the future occupiers of the dwellinghouse due to the inadequate provision of private amenity space.