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Application No.: 25/90757/B Applicant: Mr David Hall Proposal: Construction of single storey extension to rear elevation Site Address: 39 Samuel Webb Crescent Rearyt Y Sheear Douglas Isle Of Man IM2 6PP Planning Officer: Peiran Shen Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 01.09.2025 _________________________________________________________________
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions
C 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.
The proposal is considered to have no adverse impact on the character of the house, the area, and neighbouring amenities. It is considered to comply with General Policy 2 of the Strategic Plan and the Residential Design Guide.
This approval relates to the documents and drawing no. 01 ,02, 03, which have been received on 6th August 2025. _________________________________________________________________ Right to Appeal None _________________________________________________________________ Officer’s Report
1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The site is 39 Samuel Webb Crescent, Rearyt Y Sheear, Douglas, a two-storey semidetached side-gabled house located on the east of Samuel Webb Crescent.
1.2 The site has a two-tier rear garden. There is a 2m-high timber fence on the boundary line with its counterparts.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 The proposal is the erection of a single-storey pitched-roof rear extension. It is approx. 5m wide and projects approx. 4.2m from the rear elevation of the main house.
3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 There is no previous application considered materially relevant to this application.
4.0 PLANNING POLICY Site Specific - 4.1 The site is within an area designated as Predominantly Residential in the Area Plan for the East. Strategic Policy - 4.2 The Isle of Man Strategic Plan 2016 contains the following policies that are considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application: o General Policy 2 (b) (c) (g) PPS and NPD - 4.3 No planning policy statement or national policy directive is considered materially relevant to this application.
5.0 OTHER MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS Strategy and Guidance - 5.1 The Residential Design Guide (July 2021) contains the following guidance that is considered materially relevant to the assessment of this current planning application:
6.0 REPRESENTATIONS - 6.1 Douglas City Council has not commented at the time of the report (01.09.2025). - 6.2 DoI Highway Services has not commented at the time of this report (01.09.2025).
7.0 ASSESSMENT Elements of Assessment - 7.1 The key considerations of this application are its impact on the house itself, the character and streetscene of the area, and the amenities of the neighbours. Design of the House Itself - 7.2 The proposed rear extension has a similar form to that of the main house. Character and Streetscene - 7.3 The proposal is not visible to the public and therefore has no impact on the streetscene. - 7.4 Given 7.2, the proposal is not considered to harm the character and streetscene of the area. Neighbouring Amenities
7.4 No.37 is north of the proposed extension. There is a kitchen/dining room at the rear of the ground floor of No. 37. The primary window for this room is the double door in the dining section, rather than the window that serves the kitchen, which is closest to the proposed extension. Given the single-storey height of the proposed extension and the fact that the
8.0 CONCLUSION - 8.1 The proposal is considered to have no adverse impact on the character of the house, the area, and neighbouring amenities. Therefore, it is considered to comply with General Policy - 2 of the Strategic Plan and the Residential Design Guide and is recommended for an approval.
9.0 RIGHT TO APPEAL AND RIGHT TO GIVE EVIDENCE - 9.1 The Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 sets out the process for determining planning applications (including appeals). It sets out a Right to Appeal (i.e. to submit an appeal against a planning decision) and a Right to Give Evidence at Appeals (i.e. to participate in an appeal if one is submitted). - 9.2 Article A10 sets out that the right to appeal is available to:
9.3 Article 8(2)(a) requires that in determining an application, the Department must decide who has a right to appeal, in accordance with the criteria set out in article A10. - 9.4 The Order automatically affords the Right to Give Evidence to the following (no determination is required):
I can confirm that this decision has been made by a Principal Planner in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded interested person status and/or rights to appeal.
Decision Made : Permitted Date: 02.09.2025 Determining Officer
Signed : C BALMER Chris Balmer Principal Planner
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