3 January 2023 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
Ballachesed, St. Marks, Ballasalla, Isle Of Man, IM9 3ah
The proposal is for a modest garden shed measuring 5m by 3m with a height of approximately 2.31m, constructed from timber with a box steel roof, located in the rear garden boundary of Ballachesed, a traditional 19th-century property in St Marks.
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The officer applied the Section 18(4) test of the Town and Country Planning Act 1999, required due to the Conservation Area location, and concluded the shed preserves the area because its modest size …
Section 18(4) of the Town and Country Planning Act (1999)
Requires development in Conservation Areas to preserve or enhance character and appearance. Officer tested the shed's visibility from public vantage points, finding its modest size and rear location would minimally alter the streetscene, passing the test by preserving the area.
Environment Policy 35
Permits development in Conservation Areas only where it preserves or enhances character. The shed's domestic scale in a residential rear garden was found not to harm the streetscene or Conservation Area.
Housing Policy 15
Requires extensions or alterations to respect the proportion, form and appearance of traditional properties. Applied due to the site's traditional property, with the shed respecting the residential context.
General Policy 2
Sets general development control standards per Residential Design Guidance. The proposal met standards for character in the Conservation Area.
General Policy 3
Prohibits development outside zoned areas except stated exceptions. Site is 'Not Zoned for Development', but shed accepted as akin to permitted development within residential curtilage.
Spatial Policy 5
Requires new development to make positive contribution to environment. Shed's design contributed positively in residential setting.
Environment Policy 1
Prevents development adversely affecting countryside except exceptionally. Shed preserves countryside character as acceptable residential accessory.
Time limit
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
no highways interest
no objections
Highway Services HDC has no interest in the application and Malew Parish Commissioners have no objections.
Highway Services HDC
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Malew Parish Commissioners
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