19 January 2009 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
16, All Saints Park, Lonan, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7la
The proposal is for retrospective approval of decking in the rear garden of a two-storey semi-detached house in a residential area. The decking projects 4.1 metres from an existing patio, is 9 metres wide, and 2.4 metres high from ground level.
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The site is zoned 'Proposed Residential' under the Laxey and Lonan Local Plan, making residential curtilage development appropriate in principle.
General Policy 2
Requires development in zoned areas to respect site/surroundings in siting/layout/scale, not adversely affect neighbour amenity (g), or character (c). Tested against overlooking/dominance; mitigations (trellis, landscaping, painting) ensure compliance despite projection further than nearby precedents, with 16.5m separation and seasonal screening satisfying policy tests.
Approved plans
This approval relates to the erection of decking as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings 1422/1, 1422/2 and 1422/3 all received on 22nd June 2008.
Landscaping scheme
By the 19th April 2009 the applicant must submit to and have approved in writing by the Planning Authority a landscaping scheme which will have the effect of softening the vertical emphasis of the structure and infilling the space beneath it. This should include painting the eastern elevation of the decking (trellis fencing and vertical posts) with a dark green or brown colour. The scheme shall be completed within the first planting season following its approval.
Trellis fencing
By the 19th March 2009 trellis fencing with a height of at least 1.2 metres should be erected around the extent of the decked area and should be retained at all times.
Approve (reluctantly, committed to refusing retrospective applications)
No objection subject to no surface water to foul sewer
