15 May 2018 · Committee
Site Adj To 10, Birchley Terrace, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 4ey
This application sought approval in principle for the erection of a detached dwelling on a site adjacent to 10 Birchley Terrace, Onchan, Isle of Man. The site forms a parcel of residential garden land associated with No.22 Birchleigh Close and contains an outbuilding. It is physically separated from No.22 by an access lane serving properties on Birchley Terrace. The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture determined to approve the application on 15 May 2018, with five conditions attached. The officer's recommendation was also for approval. As this was an approval in principle (outline application), detailed matters would be subject to further approval at a later stage.
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application in principle on 15 May 2018. The officer also recommended approval. Five conditions were attached to the permission.
Onchan Local Plan 2000
applicable to this proposal
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun either before the expiration of four years from the date of this approval or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last of the reserved matters.
Condition 2
Approval of the details of siting, design, external appearance of the dwelling, internal layout, means of access, landscaping of the site (hereinafter called "the reserved matters") shall be obtained from the Department in writing before any development is commenced; these details shall include but are not limited to: - (a) the provision to be made for the parking and turning of vehicles within the site; (b) the surface treatment of any access, parking area or amenity space and other parts of the site which will not be covered by buildings; (c) all external materials to be used in the development; (d) visibility splays; (e) existing and proposed ground, floor and ridge levels; (f) details of boundary treatments (g) hard/soft landscaping.
Condition 3
The development site, hereby approved in principle, shall be limited to a single dwellinghouse.
Condition 4
The existing boundary railings shall be retained as part of the future development proposal and thereafter maintained. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or reenacting that Order with or without modification), no additional fences, walls or other means of enclosure shall be erected or placed around the curtilage of the dwelling house that fronts onto a highway.
Condition 5
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development) Order 2012 (or any Order revoking and/or re-enacting that Order with or without modification), no garden sheds, garages, summerhouses or other free standing buildings shall be erected or placed within the curtilage of the dwelling hereby approved, other than that expressly authorised by this approval.
