6 November 2024 · Delegated
12, Ash Grove, Ramsey, Isle Of Man, IM8 3ht
Permission was granted for a loft conversion including a side dormer window on the south-west elevation, along with the erection of a replacement garage, at 12 Ash Grove, Ramsey — a two-storey semi-detached dwelling with a hipped/pitched tiled roof and an existing flat-roofed garage. The officer assessed three main planning issues: the visual impact of the dormer window and replacement garage on the character of the site and surroundings; potential effects on the amenity of neighbouring properties; and any implications for highway safety, drainage, and parking. All three were considered acceptable. The application was approved under delegated authority with one condition attached.
The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture approved the application on 6 November 2024. The officer considered the impact on visual amenity, any effects on neighbouring residents, and highway and parking matters, and found the proposals acceptable.
IOM Strategic Plan 2016
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
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
IoMSP 2016
highway safety
Parishes which are examined in more detail later in the document. A key factor in the formulation of the Spatial Vision has been consideration of the findin gs of the Landscape Character Assessment4; an Island-wide Study undertaken in 2008.
IoMSP 2016
highways drainage
Condition 1
The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
