10 September 2012 · Delegated
Vollan Farm, Bride Road, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 3un
This application sought permission for alterations and extensions to a two-storey semi-detached dwelling at Greenbank, Bride Road, Ramsey, Isle of Man. The works were intended to provide garaging and additional living accommodation, and represented alterations to an earlier planning permission (reference 11/01714/B). The site sits within the residential curtilage of the semi-detached property at the edge of Ramsey, with a detached garage to the rear. The case officer recommended the application be permitted, and it was approved on 10 September 2012 through delegated decision. The available evidence is partial, so full details of the planning assessment are limited, but the application was straightforwardly approved in line with the officer's recommendation.
The application was permitted on 10 September 2012 under delegated authority. The officer recommended approval, and the decision aligns with that recommendation. The proposal involved alterations to an earlier planning permission for the same site.
Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2007
proposal complies with the relevant provisions
General Policy 2: 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; (d) does not adversely affect the protected wildlife or locally important habitats on the site or adjacent land, including water courses; (e) does not affect adversely public views of the sea; (f) incorporates where possible existing topography and landscape features, particularly trees and sod banks; (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; (i) does not have an unacceptable effect on road safety or traffic flows on the local highways; (j) can be provided with all necessary services; (k) does not prejudice the use or development of adjoining land in accordance with the appropriate Area Plan; (l) is not on contaminated land or subject to unreasonable risk of erosion or flooding; (m) takes account of community and personal safety and security in the design of buildings and the spaces around them; and (n) is designed having due regard to best practice in reducing energy consumption. 6.3 Development outside of areas zoned for development
