**Document:** Planning Statement McGarrigle Jackson
**Application:** 07/00002/B — Conversion of dwelling into five self contained apartments
**Decision:** Refused
**Decision Date:** 2007-04-24
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** report / planning_statement
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/82374-braddan-120-bucks-conversion-dwelling/documents/1228235

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# Planning Statement McGarrigle Jackson

Full Approval

for

Proposed Conversion of Existing Dwelling

into

5 No. Self-Contained Apartments

at

120 Bucks Road, Douglas

for

Mr D Conroy

## Planning Statement

Job No. 3.1432

McGarrigle + Jackson architects and urban designers

Prepared by:

McGarrigle + Jackson

19 Mount Havelock

Douglas

IMI 2QG

Tel: 01624 628141

Fax: 629334

email: info@mcgarrigle-jackson.com

web: www.mcgarrigle-jackson.com

The present application is to convert No. 120 Bucks Road into 5 no. self-contained Apartments.

The present use is a private dwelling, the former use was a Guest House.

There are at present now very few properties within the Terrace which are private houses, the remainder having already been similarly converted into Apartments.

The proposals are for the first floor to have 2 bedrooms, sited in the rear outlet with the ground, second and third floors Apartments being single bedrooms, i.e. a total of 6 bedrooms. Whilst operating as a Guest House there were 11 bedrooms and more recently as a private dwelling there were 8 bedrooms. There has therefore been a reduction in the number of bedrooms.

The requirements of Planning Circular No. 2/88 have been taken into account by increasing the size of the ground and first floor apartments as to properly utilise the rear outlet as separate apartments. It is not possible to demolish the outlet as it forms part of a "semi-detached" arrangement with the neighbouring outlet.

Whilst it is not possible to include exclusive car parking due to the levels of the yard and the restrictions in width, we feel the possible numbers of occupants in the premises has been decreased as demonstrated by the reduction in bedrooms. Our client feels that there is a ready market of single people and couples who work in the Town Centre requiring close-by accommodation and therefore car parking is not of prime importance.

The present property is owned by a couple who do not wish to remain in a house with the inherent maintenance costs associated with a property of this size and therefore we feel that the current application is consistent both with current housing policy and similarly converted buildings.

## Architect'S Drawing Issue Sheet

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NO. 1

Please find enclosed the drawings listed below, any errors or omission should be notified immediately.

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/82374-braddan-120-bucks-conversion-dwelling/documents/1228235*