**Document:** Planning Report and Recommendation **Application:** 09/01050/B — Erection of an extension to dwelling house **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2009-08-19 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/63372-braddan-thanehurst-extension-dwelling/documents/1380633 --- # Planning Report and Recommendation **Application No.:** 09/01050/8 **Applicant:** Mr Terry Conner **Proposal:** Erection of an extension to dwelling house **Site Address:** Thanehurst Tromode Road Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 5EH ### Considerations Case Officer : Mr Ian Brooks **Expected Decision Level:** Senior Planning Officer ### Written Representations Greenvale Bray Hill Douglas Isle Of Man Objects to the proposal ### Consultations Consultee : Drainage Division Notes: No objection Consultee : Highways Division Notes: Do not oppose has no traffic management parking or road safety implications. Consultee : Douglas Corporation Notes: No objection ### Officer's Report SITE The application site is the residential property of Thanehurst, which is located on the north eastern side of Tromode Road. The site is zoned as predominantly residential in the Douglas Local Plan. To the north west of the application site is the residential property of Anthony Villa and to the south east is No. 1 Bray Hill, which is a shop with living accommodation. ### Proposed Development This application is seeking planning permission to erect a single storey rear extension. The extension will project 3.5 m to the rear of the property and will be 6.11 m in width. The height of the extension will be 2.8 m to the top of the flat roof. ### Planning Status And Relevant Policies Within the adopted Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007, the following policies are considered to be relevant in the determination of this application: General Policy 2, paragraph 8.12.1, ## Planning History The following previous planning applications are considered relevant in the assessment and determination of this application: 08/00751/B - Erection of garden shed, 1 Tromode Road, Douglas - granted. ### Representations Douglas Corporation does not oppose the application. The Highways Division of the Department of Transport do not oppose as there is no traffic management, parking or road safety implication. Drainage Services of Douglas Corporation has no objection to the application. The occupier of Greenvale, Bray Hill has stated that "I would like to point out that the outlined designated parking is on our private ground, where there is only access to "Thanehurst" and the owner of the garage at the rear of number 3 Port-e-Chee, and permanent parking is not permitted [sic]." ### Assessment The proposed extension is set to the rear of the property and will not be readily visible from the public highway. It is considered the proposed extension will not adversely affect the visual amenities of the locality. In respect of the impact to No. 1 Bray Hill, the application site is set to the north west of the neighbouring property. There is a substantial boundary wall that separates the two properties. The proposed extension will only project approximately 300 mm above the boundary wall. It is considered the proposed extension will cause any significant harm to No. 1 Bray Hill in terms of overshadowing and loss of light. In respect of the impact to Anthony Villa, Tromode Road, the application site is set to the south east of the neighbouring property. The neighbouring property has a conservatory. The proposed extension will not project beyond the rear elevation of the conservatory. It is considered the proposed extension will cause any significant harm to Anthony Villa in terms of overshadowing and loss of light. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that planning permission be granted subject to conditions. ### Party Status The Department of Transport and the local authority are, by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2005, paragraph 6 (5) (c) and (d), considered "interested persons" and as such should be afforded party status. The occupier of Greenvale, Bray Hill is an adjoining landowner and therefore should be afforded party status in this instance. ### Recommendation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 10.08.2009 ## Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal ### C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions R : Reasons for refusal 0 : Notes attached to refusals C 1. The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice. C 2. This permission relates to the erection of rear extension as shown in drawing number TC-001-001 Rev A date stamped 22nd June 2009. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 09/09 Delegation of functions, 10/09 Delegation of Functions (Development Procedure), GC No 11/09 (Advertisements) and GC No 12/09 (Registered Buildings) all to the Senior Planning Officer Decision Made : Permitted Date : Signed : Senior Planning Officer --- *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/63372-braddan-thanehurst-extension-dwelling/documents/1380633*