29 December 2008 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Pinfold Cottage, Pinfold Hill, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7hn
The proposal involved replacing an existing outbuilding in the curtilage of Pinfold Cottage, a detached dwelling in a residential area of Laxey, with a new building for tourist accommodation, submitted as amendments to the scheme approved under PA 07/01484/B.
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The principle of replacing the outbuilding with tourist accommodation was established by the prior approval of PA 07/01484/B on 23rd November 2007, and there had been no change in material planning ci…
Policy RES/PR/1 (Laxey and Lonan Area Plan Order 2005)
This policy states residential development will generally only be approved in areas designated as proposed and existing residential, with alterations and extensions to existing property accepted if sympathetic to the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area. The officer assessed the replacement outbuilding for tourist accommodation (amending prior approval) as compliant within the predominantly residential designation, with no issues raised regarding sympathy to character.
General Policy 2
GP2 permits development in accordance with area plan zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, scale, design; does not harm amenity, highways, wildlife, or drainage; and meets other criteria. The officer found the minor amended proposal satisfied GP2 as it respects the residential area, causes no amenity harm, and aligns with prior approval principle, supported by consultee no-objection responses.
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 location plan and drawing no. AT900.2 rev. 2 date stamped the 16th October 2008.
Use restriction
The accommodation created by this approval must only be used as either a) holiday accommodation for individual lets not exceeding four weeks in duration; or b) 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.
Garden wall rebuilding
Prior to the first habitable accommodation of the building hereby permitted by this approval the garden wall to the front of Pinfold Cottage must be rebuilt, and thereafter retained, at a height no greater than one metre.
Surface water drainage
There must be no discharge of surface water to the main foul sewer.
Do not oppose
No objection subject to conditions: connection to public sewer acceptable to Drainage Division; no discharge of surface water to foul sewer
No notes or comments indicating objection (consulted but no specific response detailed)
Drainage Division has no objection subject to two specific drainage conditions; Highways Division does not oppose subject to parking and garden wall height conditions.
Key concern: If 'existing drainage' discharges to foul sewerage system then an alternative means of surface water disposal must be provided
Drainage Division
Conditional No ObjectionNo Objection subject to the following conditions; Under section 4(3) of the Sewerage Act 1999 the applicant must give 21 days notice, in writing, to the Drainage Division, prior to making any communication to the public sewer.; A communication fee will be payable to the Department of Transport in respect of this drainage reconnection.
Conditions requested: The proposed dwelling must be connected to the public sewer(s) in a manner acceptable to the Department of Transport Drainage Division. All drainage works must conform to the requirements of the Department of Transport’s “Manx Sewers for Adoption” and all necessary inspections/ surveys [including CCTV] are to be carried out at the developer’s expense.; There must be NO discharge of surface water (including that from roofs and paved areas) from this proposed development to any foul drainage system(s) so as to comply with the requirements of the Department of Transport Drainage Division and the Sewerage Act 1999.
Highways Division
Conditional No ObjectionDo not oppose subject to the imposition of the following conditions
Conditions requested: 1 off street parking space allocated to the proposed tourist accommodation.; Garden wall fronting Pinfold Cottage shall not be rebuilt to a height more than 1 metre
