17 August 2017 · Delegated
Ballacallin, Little Mill Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM4 5be
Permission was granted for the erection of a sun room to the rear of a residential property at Ballacallin, Little Mill Road, Onchan. The application was decided on 17 August 2017 by a Senior Planning Officer under delegated authority. The existing property is a two-storey house with a front elevation facing north towards the main road, a single-storey conservatory on the west side, and a rear elevation with a projecting two-storey gable facing south over the rear garden. The officer assessed whether the proposed sun room was consistent with the applicable residential development policy and concluded that it was. Permission was granted subject to two conditions. The officer's recommendation to approve matched the final decision.
The application was approved by a Senior Planning Officer acting under delegated authority. The key planning question was whether the proposed sun room was acceptable in relation to the residential development policy considered by the officer. The proposal was found to accord with the relevant policy and permission was granted subject to two conditions.
The extension or alteration of existing traditionally styled properties in the countryside will normally only be approved where these respect the proportion, form and appearance of the existing property. Only exceptionally will permission be granted for extensions which measure more than 50% of the existing building in terms of floor space (measured externally).
it is considered reasonable to assess the application based on the following policy
Housing Policy 15: The extension or alteration of existing traditionally styled properties in the countryside will normally only be approved where these respect the proportion, form and appearance of the existing property. Only exceptionally will permission be granted for extensions which measure more than 50% of the existing building in terms of floor space (measured externally).
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Condition 2
The sun room must be finished with Tapco tile No. 801 roof tiles in accordance to the approved details date stamped 16/06/2017. Interest: In the interest of visual amenity.
