21 February 2022 · Head of Development Management (Stephen Butler)
14, Inner Circle, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5be
The site is a pitched-roof two-storey semi-detached dwelling at 14 Inner Circle, Douglas, in a predominantly residential area. The proposal involved adding one dormer to the front elevation and one to the rear to create a bedroom in the attic space.
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The officer assessed the proposal against its impact on the house design, street character, and neighbour amenities. The dormers' ridge height close to the main dwelling, nearly flat roofs, and width …
General Policy 2
GP2 requires development to respect the site and surroundings in terms of siting, layout, scale, form, design and not adversely affect the character of the townscape or locality. The officer found the dormers' scale, form and flat roofs failed these tests as they did not fit the house or streetscene, causing harm to character.
Residential Design Guide 4.10 Dormer Extensions
RDG 4.10 advises against publicly visible dormers, prefers pitched roofs over flat, and requires them to be subordinate with tile-like materials to reduce impact. The proposal's flat-roof, wide, high dormers on front and rear elevations conflicted with this guidance, harming the property and streetscene.
no objection
no highway interest
Douglas Corporation and DOI Highways Division both raised no objections to application 22/00005/B.
Douglas Corporation
No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections.; 22/00005/B Conversion of attic space to bedroom with front and rear dormers and associated works. 14 Inner Circle Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 5BE
Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division
No ObjectionNo Highways Interest; NHI on 20.01.2022; Code definition: NHI - No highways interest
