Planning Officer · 2023-2025
Belinda Fettis is a currently active planning officer who has handled 158 planning applications over a 3-year career (2023–2025). Their most active parishes are Douglas (62), Peel (16), Michael (10). Of 156 decided applications, 142 (91%) were approved and 14 (9%) refused. A further 2 were withdrawn before decision. They specialise primarily in alteration, extension, retrospective applications. Their busiest year was 2024 with 102 decisions.
158
Decisions
142
Approved
14
Refused
91%
Approval Rate
Retrospective application to replace a ground floor front window with a uPVC sash window at a terraced house in Castletown Conservation Area. Approved by officer delegation as it preserves the character of the dwelling and Conservation Area.
The application proposed a single storey rear extension to a terraced house at 18 Melbourne Street, Douglas, comprising a lower ground floor WC and coat room. It was permitted by the Principal Planner.
Replacement of front and rear windows/doors and roof tiles with 3 new roof lights at London House, 30 Parliament Street, Ramsey, within the Ramsey Conservation Area. The application was approved by delegated officer decision.
The application sought permission to erect a first floor balcony with a new patio door window on the rear elevation of Thumper Cottage in Strang, Douglas. It was refused due to unacceptable harm to the privacy of neighbouring properties.
Replacement of a small existing toilet unit with a larger one providing disability access in Glen Mooar Car Park, Kirk Michael. The Planning Committee approved the application.
The proposal at 33 Albany Road, Douglas, seeks approval for replacement uPVC windows with amended opening methods as a variation to previously approved application 24/00739/B. The application was permitted by delegated officer decision.
The application proposed a single storey rear extension to Magnolia House, 16 Devonshire Crescent, Douglas. It was permitted by the Principal Planner.
A single-storey extension to the north-east elevation of a detached house at 32 Ashberry Avenue, Douglas, was proposed and permitted by delegated officer decision.
Certificate of Lawful Development sought for a 1.8m timber slat fence erected at 1 Creggan Mooar, Port St Mary. Approved as the fence has been in place for more than 4 years, making it immune from enforcement.
The application proposed creating a new vehicular access to a horticultural field at Kella Road, Sulby, replacing an existing unsafe access on an S-bend. The application was approved by delegated officer decision.
Registered building consent was sought for removing a chimney from the rear outrigger and repainting the rear elevation grey at 28 Christian Road, Douglas, within a conservation area. The application was permitted by delegated officer decision.
Replacement of front windows and door with uPVC units on a terraced house in Peel Conservation Area. Approved by delegated officer decision.
The application sought permission to remove a chimney from the rear outrigger and repaint 28 Christian Road in grey, within the Windsor Road Conservation Area in Douglas. It was approved by delegated officer decision.
Installation of a back-lit illuminated sign on poles at IQ-EQ, Victoria Road, Douglas. Approved by delegated officer decision.
Replacement of pillars and roller shutter doors to integral parking bays at 26 Athol Street, Douglas. Approved by officer delegation.
The application proposed the erection of a detached gym outbuilding within the curtilage of Port E Vullen House in Port E Vullen, Ramsey. It was permitted by the Principal Planner due to its acceptable design, scale, and position.
Retrospective installation of replacement white uPVC windows and doors at Serenity Suites, a mid-terrace property in Douglas's Selbourne Drive Conservation Area, was approved as it preserves the area's character.
Erection of a detached garden room in the garden of Corneil House, Port Soderick, was approved by delegated officer decision. The single-storey outbuilding measures 8m x 5.5m x 3.5m high.
Certificate of Lawfulness application for the use of an attic bedroom as living space at Cronk Steone, Rhencullen, Kirk Michael. Approved as the use has been continuous for more than 10 years.
Erection of a single-storey 4-bedroom dwelling with integral garage on land adjacent to Longmead, Ballakillowey Road, Colby. The application was permitted by delegated officer decision.