**Document:** Officer Planning Report Recommendations **Application:** 07/00328/B — Erection of a first floor level extension on existing bungalow to provide additional living accommodation **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2007-05-10 **Parish:** Braddan **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/82427-braddan-tannalp-ashley-road-extension/documents/1490241 --- # Officer Planning Report Recommendations ### Considerations [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] [Table omitted in markdown export] ### Written Representations ### Consultations ### Officer's Report ## THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The application site comprises the curtilage of a detached dwelling located on Ashley Road in Onchan. The proposed development comprises of the alteration and extension of the dwelling. The proposal basically seeks to erect an additional floor onto the dwelling to change a single-storey dwelling into a two-storey dwelling. PLANNING HISTORY There are no previous planning applications that are considered to be material to the assessment of this current planning application. REPRESENTATIONS Onchan District Commissioners recommend that the planning application be approved. The Department of Transport Highways Division objects to the planning application. The grounds for their objection can be summarised as concern that the increase in accommodation will lead to the increase in the use of an inadequate access onto the highway. ## PLANNING POLICY Under the Onchan Local Plan the application site is located within a wider area of land that is designated as open space. Given that it is an existing dwelling it is considered reasonable to classify the property as a dwelling in the countryside, albeit one that is located adjacent to the edge of the urban part of Onchan. ## ASSESSMENT The planning application seeks to alter and extend the dwelling, primarily changing it from single-storey to two-storey. In terms of assessing the proposal the key material considerations are impact on the residential amenity of the surrounding area, the impact on visual amenity and highway safety. Having visited the site and observed the relationship of the application site to the surrounding properties it is considered that the impact of the proposal on residential amenity will be suitably limited. The neighbouring property, in common with the application property, is orientated to take advantage of the views to the east. The effect of this is that the outlook and primary living accommodation is orientated as such. In terms of visual impact it is considered that the proposed development will be acceptable in the area. Whilst it would differ in form from that of the directly neighbouring property this in itself is not seen as an inappropriate situation. Given that the dwelling already has habitable accommodation in the roof space the actual increase in height is actually less than an additional floor. With regards to highway safety, and primarily the Highways Division’s objection, it is considered that the increase in accommodation is not sufficient reason to refuse the planning application. However, it is accepted that improvements to the vehicular access could, and should, be legitimately required as a condition of any approval of this current planning application. It is recommended that the planning application be approved. ### Party Status It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should be afforded interested party status: Onchan District Commissioners recommend that the planning application be approved; and The Department of Transport Highways Division. ### 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 approval relates to drawing no.s SK-02, SK-20, SK-22, SK-23 and SK-24 date stamped the 19th February 2007. C 3. Prior to the commencement of development details of alterations to the vehicular access to provide a minimum of ‘stopping sight’ distance must be submitted to and agreed by the Planning Authority. Thereafter, prior to the commencement of the extension of the dwelling the agreed alterations to the vehicular access must be set out and capable of use. N 1. The applicant is recommended to contact the Department of Transport Highways Division to discuss the provision of appropriate arrangements in accordance with condition no. 3. I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular Nos 44/05 (Delegation of Functions to Director of Planning and Building Control) and 47/05 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer) Decision Made : Permitted Date: 31.07 Signed: [Handwritten signature] M. I. McCauley Director of Planning and Building Control [Table omitted in markdown export] --- *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/82427-braddan-tannalp-ashley-road-extension/documents/1490241*