**Document:** Officer Report and Recommendation
**Application:** 04/00314/B — Removal of condition 2 of approval for annex alterations (00/01872B) to enable its use as a separate residential unit and formation of a balcony with balustrading and safety rails on rear garage flat roof
**Decision:** Refused
**Decision Date:** 2004-04-06
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/75147-braddan-30-murrays-garage-balcony/documents/1405173

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# Officer Report and Recommendation

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### Officer's Report

The site comprises the curtilage of a mid-terraced house on Murray's Road. Not within a Conservation Area. The application proposes

- (a) that there should be formed a balcony on the flat garage roof adjoining the rear lane; and
- (b) that condition (2) of 00/01872 should be removed so that the flat at 1st/2nd floor level at the rear may be used as a separate unit of living accommodation.

Use of the balcony may reduce privacy at the rear of 28 and 32. The outlook general and environment and approach are poor (for the flat).

General policy is opposed to flats contained exclusively within rear annexes. There are not exceptional circumstances sufficient to warrant departing from this policy.

## Recommendation

Recommended Decision : Refused

Date of Recommendation : 16.03.2004

### Conditions and Notes for Approval / Reasons and Notes for Refusal

C : Conditions for approval
N : Notes attached to conditions
R : Reasons for refusal
- : Notes attached to refusals

R 1 . The Department's general policy, as set out in Planning Circular 3/8, is opposed to the formation of separate flats contained exclusively within rear annexes; in this instance, the general environment is poor, the outlook limited, and the approach to the flat unattractive; there are thus insufficient reasons to warrant departure from the policy.

R 2 . Use of the proposed balcony would result in a reduction in the privacy levels at the rear of Number 28 and 32 Murray's Road.

Decision Made :  Committee Meeting Date :

Continuation Sheet

APPLICATION No. 07/2014

Page of

Refused 1 & 02

1. The Sept.'s general policy, as set out in Planning Circular 3/88, is opposed to the formation of separate flats contained exclusively within rear annexes; in this instance, the general environment is poor, the outlook limited, and the approach to the flat unattractive, there are thus insufficient reasons to warrant departure from the policy.

2. Use of the proposed balcony would result in a reduction in the privacy levels at the rear of No.'s 28 and 32 Murray's Road.

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