23 January 2009 · Acting Senior Planning Officer (delegated under Article 3(13) of the Town and Country (Development Procedure) Order 2005)
Old School House, South Cape, Laxey, Isle Of Man, IM4 7hz
The proposal involves installing evacuated tube solar panels for solar hot water heating on the existing dwelling known as Old School House in the South Cape area of Laxey. This is a modest development on the curtilage of a detached house in a predominantly residential area.
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The officer considered the proposal modest in scale and found it caused no adverse harm to public or private amenity in the surrounding area.
Policy I/RES/PR/1 (Laxey and Lonan Area Plan)
This policy states residential development will generally only be approved in designated residential areas, and alterations/extensions to existing property may be accepted if sympathetic to the character and appearance of the building and surrounding area. The officer assessed the solar panels as modest and not causing adverse harm to amenity, thus compliant.
General Policy 2
This policy permits development in accordance with Area Plan zoning if it respects site/surroundings in siting, layout, scale, form, design; does not adversely affect amenity, character, or road safety; and regards reducing energy consumption. The officer found the proposal met these criteria, with specific note on no adverse amenity or character impacts, and alignment with energy reduction best practice.
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 K112/P/10-01 and K112/P/10-100 date stamped the 26th November 2008.
recommend approval of the planning application
