**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendations
**Application:** 05/00547/B — Extend existing front porch to provide small sitting area,
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2005-05-27
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/78013-braddan-84-birch-extension/documents/1438845

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# Officer Planning Report Recommendations

## Planning Report And Recommendations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Considerations [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations ### Consultations ### Policy

### Officer's Report

The site represents the domestic curtilage of an existing detached property on the northern side of Birch Hill Crescent, the peripheral spine road through Birch Hill.

Proposed here is the extension of the existing front porch to the left hand side of the bungalow to form a small room. The appearance of the porch is not objectionable. however there is an objection from the FPO on the basis of means of escape although it appears that this is due to the fact that the small room is now classed as a habitable room rather than a porch and the risk of fire is greater and would block the means of escape from the property. There is probably a rear door but this is not shown.

The FPO's concerns can be addressed for planning purposes by a note.

## Recommendation

Recommended Decision: Permitted

Date of Recommendation: 06.05.2005

### 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

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 extension of the porch as shown in the submitted drawings received on 22nd March, 2005.

N 1. The Fire Prevention Officer recommends that the proposal is inherently unsafe due to the means of escape now being through a habitable room.

Decision Made : ...
Committee Meeting Date : ...

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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/78013-braddan-84-birch-extension/documents/1438845*