Erection of wooden summer house in back garden

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Wooden summer house proposed in the rear garden of a detached house
• ✓Spacious rear garden at the site
• ✓Impact on local character and streetscene considered acceptable
• ✓No unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenities identified
• ✓Approved subject to one condition
• ✓character
• ✓impact on the character and streetscene of the area
• ✓amenities of the neighbours

Permission was granted for the erection of a wooden summer house in the rear garden of 18 Ballaughton Manor Hill, Douglas, Isle of Man. The property is a detached house on the north side of Ballaughton Manor Hill with a spacious rear garden. The main planning considerations were whether the structure would harm the character and streetscene of the area and whether it would affect the amenities of neighbouring residents. Both issues were assessed and the proposal was found to be acceptable. The application was determined under delegated powers and approved on 10 July 2024, subject to one condition.

The application was approved on 10 July 2024. Officers considered the key planning issues to be the impact on the character and streetscene of the area and the amenities of neighbouring properties, and found the proposal acceptable on both counts.

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Conditions (1)

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   Condition 1

   The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice. Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.

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