12 December 2008 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
36, Port E Chee Avenue, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 5er
Mrs K Hanley applied to extend her two-storey semi-detached dwelling in a residential area of Douglas with a two-storey side extension (garage and family room on ground floor, bedroom with en-suite on first floor) and a single-storey rear extension, measuring 15.1m x 33.2m x 8.5m overall, using matching materials.
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The site is within an area of 'Predominantly Residential Use' under the Douglas South Local Plan 1998, making residential extensions appropriate if no adverse impacts.
General Policy 2
Requires development in residential zoning to respect site/surroundings in siting, scale, form, design; no adverse impacts on amenity, character, highways, etc. Officer assessed proposal as compliant across criteria (a)-(n), particularly scale fitting side/rear, matching materials, no neighbour amenity harm, no road safety issues. No tensions noted post-amendments.
Extensions to Dwellings in built up areas or sites designated for residential use
Presumes in favour of extensions in built-up residential areas not controlled by conservation/RB policies, where no adverse impact on adjacent properties or surrounding area. Officer applied directly, confirming modest addition with no adverse impacts on neighbours or street scene.
Time limit
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Approved drawings
This permission relates to alterations and extensions as shown in drawing numbers 01 date stamped 23rd May 2008, 05 and 06 date stamped 20th October 2008.
Materials approval
No facing and roofing materials shall be used other than materials similar to those used on the existing building.
Do not oppose / no objection
No objection
No objection subject to separate surface and foul drainage details approved prior to works, no discharge to foul systems
Note received; recommend mains wired interconnected smoke detection
