Erection of a detached double garage and garden store with storage space above

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Proposal to erect a detached double garage and garden store with storage space above
• ✓Site is a large, well-screened residential curtilage surrounded by mature trees
• ✓Visual impact on the countryside was the main planning consideration
• ✓Dense landscaping limits visibility of the site from the adjacent highway even in winter
• ✓Application approved under delegated powers by the Department of Infrastructure
• ✓trees
• ✓design
• ✓highways
• ✓whether the proposal be an appropriate form of development, in terms of visual amenities within the countryside

Permission was granted for the erection of a detached double garage and garden store, with storage space above, at Mullen Rhenass, Rhenass Road, Cronk Y Voddy, Isle of Man. The property sits within substantial private grounds and is surrounded by mature trees, with the Rhenass River running along the northern boundary. The main planning consideration was whether the development would be appropriate in terms of visual amenities within the countryside setting. The officer concluded that the dense landscaping around the site significantly limits the visibility of any new structure from the adjacent highway, even during autumn and winter when trees are leafless. On this basis, the application was recommended and approved.

The Department of Infrastructure approved the application. The key planning question was whether the garage and garden store would be appropriate in terms of visual amenities within the countryside. The property sits within substantial grounds surrounded by mature trees, which limit the visual impact of new structures from the surrounding area. The formal decision record lists 3 conditions.

Policies Assessed (1)

Conditions (3)

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 erection of a detached double garage and garden store with storage space above as proposed in the submitted documents and drawings PD 001, PD 002, PD 003 and PD 004 all received on 19th April 2012.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   The proposed garage/stores may be used only in association with the main dwelling house “Mullen Rhenass” and for purposes incidental to the use of main dwelling house “Mullen Rhenass” as a single dwelling and for no commercial purposes.

Planning History (5)

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