14 November 2008 · Planning Committee
The Lodge, Fairy Cottage, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7br
The application sought full planning approval for alterations and extensions to the existing detached dwelling at The Lodge in the Fairy Cottage area of Laxey, including a garage with ancillary guest accommodation above linked to the main house.
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The officer concluded there are no planning policy reasons preventing alterations and extensions in the predominantly residential designation under Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Policy 1/RES/PR/1, as such…
Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005 Policy 1/RES/PR/1
Permits alterations and extensions to existing property in residential areas if sympathetic to character and appearance of building and surroundings. Officer assessed proposal sympathetic given site in predominantly residential use with no constraints on size/design as in countryside; site accommodates without undue harm.
General Policy 2
Requires development respecting site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; no adverse amenity, character, wildlife/watercourse, views, highways impacts. Officer found compliant: no undue private/public amenity harm due to separation/levels/hidden location; watercourse ok with safeguards; accords with residential zoning.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This approval relates to drawing no.s SH/AJ/SP1, LDG/AJHFP1 and LDG/AJHE11 date stamped the 23rd September 2008.
Ancillary accommodation only
The accommodation created by this approval must only be used as accommodation ancillary to that of the existing dwelling. For the avoidance of doubt, no approval should hereby be conferred by this approval for the use of the new accommodation as a separate dwelling.
Do not oppose
DAFF Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation raised concerns about proximity to watercourse requiring 8m buffer and protective measures; Highways Division had no objection; Laxey Village Commissioners objected on overdevelopment grounds.
Key concern: development too close to watercourse without 8m buffer
DAFF Inland Fisheries
Conditional No ObjectionDevelopment must be a minimum distance of 8 metres from the watercourse in order to minimise the risk of damage or disturbance to the river banks and river bed. Measures must be in place during construction works to safeguard the watercourse from run-off and sedimentation.
Conditions requested: Development must be a minimum distance of 8 metres from the watercourse; Measures must be in place during construction works to safeguard the watercourse from run-off and sedimentation
Highways Division
No ObjectionDo not oppose
DAFF Wildlife Conservation
Conditional No ObjectionWe recommend at least 8m between a development and a watercourse in order to protect the watercourse from damage during works.; To do so safely would require very careful consideration and planning and I recommend taking advice from Karen McHarg. It would be safer to provide the usual buffer.
Conditions requested: recommend at least 8m between a development and a watercourse; taking advice from Karen McHarg; provide the usual buffer
Laxey Village Commissioners
ObjectionThe Board recommends refusal of the above planning application, on the grounds stated below.; The Board considers that the proposals present an inappropriately large extension to the existing dwelling and represents an over intensive development of the site.
