Erection of a small domed observatory within ground of dwelling

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Small domed observatory proposed within the garden of a detached dwelling
• ✓Structure is similar in size to a small shed
• ✓Would have been permitted development if built from a different material
• ✓Approved under delegated officer authority
• ✓materials
• ✓The proposed small domed observatory is similar in size to a small shed and would be permitted development if it were constructed of different material.

Permission was granted for the erection of a small domed observatory within the grounds of a detached dwelling at Englefield, Ballakinnag Road, Smeale, in the parish of Lezayre on the Isle of Man. The officer's report noted that the observatory is comparable in size to a small shed and would have been classed as permitted development if it were constructed from a different material. This was the central planning consideration in assessing the proposal. The application was decided by a Senior Planning Officer under delegated authority and approved on 17 April 2012, subject to two conditions.

The application was approved by a Senior Planning Officer under delegated authority. The key planning consideration was that the small domed observatory is comparable in size to a garden shed and would have qualified as permitted development had it been built from a different material. On that basis, permission was granted subject to two conditions.

Policies Assessed (1)

Conditions (2)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This approval relates to PLAN_01, PLAN_02 and DRAWING_01 date stamped the 8th March 2012.

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