Officer Report

Application No.: 18/00114/B Applicant: Dandara Homes Ltd Proposal: Erection of dwelling (amendment to PA 15/01308/B) Site Address: 1 Fleshwick Close Port St Mary Isle Of Man IM9 5NS Case Officer : Miss S E Corlett Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 12.03.2018 _________________________________________________________________

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 14 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No2) Order 2013 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

Plans/Drawings/Information;

This decision relates to drawings 286.25A, 2359.71.05 and 71.06 all received on 6th February, 2018. _______________________________________________________________

Interested Person Status – Additional Persons

none _____________________________________________________________________________

Officer’s Report THE SITE

1.1 The site is the residential curtilage of an approved dwelling within a developing estate on the north western side of Church Road, to the north of Rushen Primary School. The plot sits on the south eastern end of a row of houses - two detached and two pairs of semi detached dwellings. The approved dwelling fronts on to the minor estate road and sides onto main estate road within the estate.

1.2 As approved the dwelling has a driveway of 5m (w) and 6.5m (l) with grassed areas on both sides. THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 Proposed is the erection of a dwelling as approved but with the garage door replaced with a window and the garage space used as a family room. Also proposed is the addition of a single storey rear annex to provide a sunroom. On the original drawing an "optional sunroom" was shown in the same position and of the same dimensions but with the bi-fold doors on the rear elevation whereas as proposed the doors will be on the side looking north west. The sun room is on the side of the rear elevation furthest from the neighbouring property to the north west which is also shown as having an optional sunroom. PLANNING POLICY - 3.1 The site is designated on the Area Plan for the South as Proposed Residential.

3.2 As such, the proposal should accord with the general standards of development set out in General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan as follows:

Development which is in accordance with the land-use zoning and proposals in the appropriate Area Plan and with other policies of this Strategic Plan will normally be permitted, provided that the development:

• (a) is in accordance with the design brief in the Area Plan where there is such a brief;
• (b) respects the site and surroundings in terms of the siting, layout, scale, form, design and landscaping of buildings and the spaces around them;
• (c) does not affect adversely the character of the surrounding landscape or townscape;

• (g) does not affect adversely the amenity of local residents or the character of the locality;
• (h) provides satisfactory amenity standards in itself, including where appropriate safe and convenient access for all highway users, together with adequate parking, servicing and manoeuvring space and
• (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways."

PLANNING HISTORY

4.1 The estate was approved under 13/00777/B and was subsequently modified under a series of applications, the most relevant being 15/01308/B. REPRESENTATIONS - 5.1 Highway Services indicate that they have no interest in the application (06.03.18). ASSESSMENT - 6.1 The sunroom was shown generally in the approved plans and what is proposed differs insignificantly from that. The loss of the garage should be accompanied by a demonstration that there are two parking spaces of the prescribed dimensions - usually 6m long and 3.25m wide. Whilst the driveway is not wide enough to accommodate the full sized parking spaces, there is the property's lawn immediately alongside the space on both sides so any additional requirement to open car doors or manoeuvre around the side of the car is available without encroaching onto someone else's property. CONCLUSION - 7.1 The application is considered to accord with the requirements of GP2 and is supported. INTERESTED PERSON STATUS - 8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) (No 2) Order 2013 (Article 6(4), the following persons are automatically interested persons:

• (a) The applicant, or if there is one, the applicant’s agent;

• (b) The owner and the occupier of any land that is the subject of the application or any other person in whose interest the land becomes vested;
• (c) Any Government Department that has made written submissions relating to planning considerations with respect to the application that the Department considers material
• (d) Highway Services Division of Department of Infrastructure and
• (e) The local authority in whose district the land the subject of the application is situated. 8.2 The decision-maker must determine:

• * whether any other comments from Government Departments (other than the Department of Infrastructure Highway Services Division) are material; and
• * whether there are other persons to those listed in Article 6(4) 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.

Decision Made : Permitted Date : 12.03.2018 Determining officer

Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management

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