**Document:** DEC Officer Report **Application:** 23/01144/B — Demolition of existing and erection of a replacement summerhouse to front garden **Decision:** Permitted **Decision Date:** 2023-11-29 **Parish:** Rushen **Document Type:** report / officer_report **Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/10695-rushen-trafford-replacement-demolition/documents/975354 --- # DEC Officer Report ## PLANNING OFFICER REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION **Application No.:** 23/01144/B **Applicant:** Mrs Lesley Woodworth **Proposal:** Demolition of existing and erection of a replacement summerhouse to front garden **Site Address:** Trafford Baymount Port Erin Isle Of Man IM9 6JH **Planning Officer:** Miss Lucy Kinrade **Expected Decision Level:** Officer Delegation **Recommended Decision:** Permitted **Date of Recommendation:** 22.11.2023 ## Conditions and Notes for Approval C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals. This application has been recommended for approval for the following reason. The application has acceptable visual and amenity impact and complies with General Policies 2 (b, c, g, f and i) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016. Plans/Drawings/Information; This approval relates to drawing numbers 1062-11, 1062-12, 1062-13, 1062-14 and photographs all received 05/10/2023. _______________________________________________________________ Interested Person Status – Additional Persons None _____________________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report THE APPLICATION SITE 1.1 The application site relates to a garden area belonging to Trafford, Baymount Road, Port Erin. THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 Proposed is the replacement of an existing summerhouse with a new summerhouse in the same location in the front garden. PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 The summerhouse was originally approved under 06/01445/B. PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The site lies within an area zoned as proposed Residential on the Area Plan for the South 2013. Given the nature of the proposal and the site location the most relevant policy in the assessment of the application would be General Policy 2 which contains the general standards towards acceptable development in respect of visual amenity and neighbouring amenity impacts as well as character of the locality, landscaping and highway safety (GP2 b, c, g, f and i). REPRESENTATIONS Copies of representations received can be viewed on the Government's website. This report contains summaries only. 5.1 Port Erin Commissioners - in support (15/11/2023) 5.2 Department of Infrastructure Highway Services - Do not oppose (13/10/2023) - no significant negative impact upon highway safety, network functionality and/or parking. ASSESSMENT - 6.1 There is already an existing summerhouse on the site and the proposed will not be so far removed from that in terms of its overall size, scale and massing albeit with a more diamond shape arrangement compared to the octagonal arrangement of the existing. The proposal will require a slight increase to the concrete base hardstanding but this is not considered unreasonable and is unlikely to significantly impact any of the trees beyond the existing hardstanding. There are to be no new or increased impacts on neighbouring amenity, highway safety or public amenity beyond the existing arrangement. CONCLUSION - 7.1 For the above reasons the proposal is considered to comply with General Policy 2 (b, c, g ,f and i) of the Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 and therefore acceptable. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons: - (a) the applicant (including an agent acting on their behalf); - (b) any Government Department that has made written representations that the Department considers material; - (c) the Highways Division of the Department of Infrastructure; - (d) Manx National Heritage where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; - (e) Manx Utilities where it has made written representations that the Department considers material; - (f) the local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated; and - (g) a local authority adjoining the authority referred to in paragraph (f) where that adjoining authority has made written representations that the Department considers material. 8.2 The decision maker must determine: - o whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and - o whether there are other persons to those listed above who should be given Interested Person Status I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status Decision Made : Permitted Date : 27.11.2023 Determining officer Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management Customer note This copy of the officer report reflects the content of the file copy and has been produced in this form for the benefit of our online services/customers and archive records. --- *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/10695-rushen-trafford-replacement-demolition/documents/975354*