Officer Planning Report Recommendations

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Officer's Report

THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The application site comprises the curtilage of an end-terrace dwelling located on Mountfield Road in Onchan. The proposed development comprises of the installation of French doors to replace an existing window within the property. PLANNING HISTORY There are no previous planning applications that are considered to be material to the assessment of this current planning application. REPRESENTATIONS Onchan District Commissioners recommend that the planning application be approved. PLANNING POLICY

In terms of strategic plan policy, although the Isle of Man Strategic Plan contains policies identifying general planning considerations that are applicable to the assessment of a planning application it is considered that there are no specific policies within the plan that are material to the assessment of this current planning application.

In terms of local plan policy, the application site is within an area recognised as being within predominantly residential use under the Onchan Local Plan. Policy O/RES/P/21 of the written statement (Planning Circular 1/2000) that accompanies the Onchan Local Plan states:

"Extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where such proposals are appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property."

ASSESSMENT

It is considered that the overall level of development contained within the proposal is relatively modest, in keeping with the character of the dwelling and unobjectionable. As such the proposal does not adversely affect public or private amenity and is therefore in accordance with policy O/RES/P/21 of Planning Circular 1/2000.

It is recommended that the planning application be approved.

Party Status

It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status:

Onchan District Commissioners.

Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 11.12.2007

Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal

• : Notes attached to refusals

C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

C 2. This approval relates to the location plan, drawings and annotated photographs date stamped the 22nd October 2007.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

Decision Made : Permitted Date: 12/12/07

Signed: [Handwritten signature] M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control