2 September 2008 · Director of Planning and Building Control (M. I. McCauley)
Cronk Breck House, Main Road, Greeba, Isle Of Man, IM4 3lg
The proposal involved demolishing an existing modern PVC conservatory on the south elevation of Cronkbreck House, a traditional dwelling in the countryside, and replacing it with a single-storey extension that steps down in height, featuring a traditional form, dummy chimney stack, and Welsh slate roof to match the exi…
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The officer assessed the proposal against Housing Policy 15, which requires extensions to traditional countryside dwellings to respect proportion, form, and appearance, normally limiting them to 50% o…
Housing Policy 15
Housing Policy 15 states that extensions or alterations to traditionally styled properties in the countryside will normally only be approved where they respect the proportion, form and appearance of the existing property, and only exceptionally where they exceed 50% of existing floor space. The officer found the proposal sympathetic despite breaching the 50% limit cumulatively, due to its subordinate scale, traditional features, and low visibility from the road owing to site topography and screening.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of an extension in place of an existing conservatory, Cronkbreck House, Greeba as shown by the plans and information Location Plan, 940.1 and 940.2 submitted and date stamped 23rd June 2008.
Materials matching
The external finishes of the extension must match those of the existing building in all respects.
Do not oppose subject to the imposition of the following condition: The development must provide off street parking facilities for three cars
no objection to this application
Note received in relation to Building Control issues; recommended smoke detection conforming to standards
