**Document:** Officer Planning Report
**Application:** 07/02052/B — Alterations to property and extend existing driveway
**Decision:** Permitted
**Decision Date:** 2008-02-01
**Parish:** Braddan
**Document Type:** report / officer_report
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/84389-braddan-29-mount-extension/documents/1517511

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# Officer Planning Report

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### Officer's Report

THE APPLICATION SITE AND PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The application site comprises the curtilage of a detached dwelling that is located on Mount View Road in Onchan The proposed development comprises of alterations to the dwelling and the extension of the existing driveway. 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 have no objections to the planning application. The Department of Transport Highways Division do not oppose the planning application. The Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service recommend the installation of smoke detectors. PLANNING POLICY

In terms of local plan policy, the application site is within an area recognised as being within predominantly residential use under the Onchan Local Plan. Policy O/RES/P/21 of the written statement (Planning Circular 1/2000) that accompanies the Onchan Local Plan states:

"Extensions and alterations to existing residential property will generally not be opposed where such proposals are appropriate in terms of scale, massing, design, appearance and impact on adjacent property."

In terms of strategic plan policy, although the Isle of Man Strategic Plan contains policies identifying general planning considerations that are applicable to the assessment of a planning application it is considered that there are no specific policies within the plan that are material to the assessment of this current planning application.

## ASSESSMENT

It is considered that the overall level of development contained within the proposal is relatively modest and in keeping with the character of the dwelling. As such the proposal does not adversely affect public or private amenity and is therefore in accordance with policy O/RES/P/21 of Planning Circular 1/2000.

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; and
- The Department of Transport Highways Division.

It is considered that the following parties that made representations to the planning application do not meet the criteria of Government Circular 1/06 and should not be afforded interested party status:

- The Isle of Man Fire and Rescue Service.

### Recommendation

**Recommended Decision:** Permitted
**Date of Recommendation:** 23.01.2008

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

**C:** Conditions for approval
**N:** Notes attached to conditions
**R:** Reasons for refusal
**O:** 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 00, 01, 02, 03 and 04 date stamped the 1st November 2007.

**N 1.**
The Chief Fire Officer recommends the installation of mains wired interconnected domestic smoke detection.

**N 2.**
The applicant is recommended to contact the Network Operations Section of the Department of Transport prior to carrying out any works within the highway, including the installation of dropped kerbs. Telephone 686665. Dropped kerbs should be extended along the footway in line with the widened driveway in compliance with Manx Roads 2.

I confirm that this decision accords with Government Circular No 31/07 (Delegation of Functions to Senior Planning Officer)

**Decision Made:** Permitted
**Date:** 29.11.2008

**Signed:** [Handwritten signature]
Mrs F Mullen
Senior Planning Officer

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