8 November 2019 · Delegated
Casa Cascada, Shore Road, Glen Maye, Isle Of Man, IM5 3bg
This application sought permission for alterations, extensions, and the creation of a porch at Shady Moar, an existing bungalow on Shore Road, Glen Maye, Isle of Man. The property sits on the northern side of a rural cul-de-sac leading from the A27 towards Glen Maye Beach, in an area surrounded by a national glen and a small number of other properties. The principal planning question was whether the proposed changes would increase the visual impact of the property as seen from the public highway. The road is notably lower than the site, making the relationship between the building and the streetscene an important consideration. The application was approved on 8 November 2019 by a delegated Principal Planner, with one condition attached. The officer recommended approval and the final decision matched that recommendation.
The application was approved by a delegated Principal Planner on 8 November 2019. The key planning consideration was whether the proposed changes would increase the visual impact of the property as seen from the public highway. The officer was satisfied that the proposal met the relevant housing policy requirements and would not cause unacceptable harm.
Strategic Plan General Policy 3
presumption against development
Environment Policies 1 and 2
presumption against development
Housing Policy 16
provision is made in Housing Policy 16 for extensions which would not increase the impact of the property as viewed by the public
Housing Policy 16: The extension of non -traditional dwellings or those of poor or inappropriate form will not generally be permitted where this would increase the impact of the building as viewed by the public. 8.13 Conversion of Buildings to Flats 8.13.1 There are in the Island, and particularly in Douglas, many substantial buildings which, because of their size or form, are no longer suitable for the originally intended use as either single dwellings or holiday accommodation, but which are still structur ally sound. The Department has for many years encouraged the conversion of such buildings, where appropriate, into flats. 8.13.2 The size, layout, occupancy, etc., of flats are controlled by the Housing (Flats) Regulations 1982. However, all flats should also have a good external environment, characterised by - (a) a pleasant, clear outlook, particularly from the principal room(s) of the flat and (b) access to external space for the purpose of clothes-drying, refuse storage, car-parking, and general amenity. 8.13.3 Many buildings which are generally suitable for conversion into flats not only have very little space around them, but also have an annex or "outlet" at the rear. The Department may require the demolition, in total or in part, of such "outlets" even where the immediate use of the cleared space may not be possible, for example where more than one rear annex may be needed to be removed to gain access or highway work such as road widening may be required to make the cleared space useful. Such demolition will: (a) remove accommodation which has a poor environment and limited outlook; (b) permit the creation of parking space; and (c) assist in admitting light and air to the rear of the building proper. Where such demolition is not so required, the accommodation must generally be organised so that every flat has an outlook from the front of the building, and so that no flat is contained entirely within an "outlet". Exception may be made to this general approach where the environment at, and the outlook from, the rear are pleasant and open.
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Shady Moar was approved under 88/01017/B: the occupancy of this dwelling was restricted to occupancy by an agricultural worker.
application in 2006 for the removal of the agricultural occupancy condition
unsuccessful application for redevelopment for housing
Permission was granted for the removal of the condition
