12 April 2023 · Delegated - Director of Planning and Building Control (Jennifer Chance)
15, Marathon Road, Douglas, Isle Of Man, IM2 4hn
The application seeks permission for a front extension with sliding ash bay windows and overhanging pitched roof on the existing raised patio, a single-storey side extension with flat roof and parapet wall matching the height of neighbouring approvals, and a basement at 15 Marathon Road, a single-storey pitched roof bu…
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The officer considered the key issues of impact on the house itself, character and streetscene, and neighbouring amenities.
General Policy 2
General Policy 2 (b) (c) (g) (m) (n) requires development to respect character, amenity, design, and scale. The officer assessed the proposal against this, finding the extensions subordinate, neutral on streetscene, and without adverse amenity impacts, thus compliant.
Paragraph 8.12.1 of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan
Paragraph 8.12.1 of the Strategic Plan relates to residential development standards. Combined with the Residential Design Guide, it was used to confirm the front and side extensions' acceptability in design and impact terms.
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 objection, subject to condition that development does not prevent bin and recycling box from being removed from highway to be stored within curtilage between refuse collections (28.02.2023)
no highway interest (22.03.2023)
Douglas Borough Council has no objections to the application provided the extension does not prohibit refuse bin or recycling box storage within the property curtilage. Highway Services HDC has no interest in the proposal, even after considering amendments.
Douglas Borough Council
Conditional No ObjectionDouglas Borough Council has no objections to the following provided that the proposed developments do not have any negative effect on bin and recycling storage within the curtilage of the property.; This development must not prohibit the refuse bin or recycling boxes from being removed from the highway to be stored within the curtilage of the property between refuse collections.
Conditions requested: This development must not prohibit the refuse bin or recycling boxes from being removed from the highway to be stored within the curtilage of the property between refuse collections.
Highway Services HDC
No CommentHighway Services HDC has no interest (NHI) in: 23/00098/B
Highway Development Control
No CommentHighways Development Control notes the amendments uploaded on 20 March 2023 and continues to apply no highway interest to this proposal.
