Design Statement

1867.02 Proposed New Garage

‘Hangoside’ 1 The Promenade, Castletown. For Potentilla Limited

DESIGN STATEMENT This application, on behalf of Potentilla Ltd, is an application for full approval for operational development involving building works. The works is the erection of a new garage. The property is located at the junction of The Promenade and King William’s Road, Castletown with a rear access lane behind.

Potentilla Ltd. would like to have weather-protected parking within the curtilage of the dwelling. The dwelling currently does not have any on site parking space. There is public street parking available along The Promenade and King William’s Road. As the property is located directly next to the shoreline, saltwater deposits are expected on the cars parked in these areas, which, particularly with repeated exposure, can lead to corrosion of the vehicles and their bodywork. Therefore, in order to provide dedicated on site parking and to protect the vehicles of those occupying the dwelling, Potentilla Ltd. would like to erect a garage on the property to the rear of the dwelling.

The proposed garage will provide space for two cars and has been designed to reflect the architectural style of the main house. The materials for the finishes are the same as the main house with painted render for the walls and natural or imitation slate for the roof. The existing stone boundary wall along the North elevation is to be retained alongside the proposed garage with the stone wall along King William’s Road cut back only as far as necessary to allow access.

VISIBILITY Access to the proposed garage is to be off King William’s Road, which is within a 30mph speed limit. However, the nature of the road does not allow for driving at this speed. King William’s Road leads to the narrow access lane directly behind Hangoside and then continues for a further 38m to a dead end, serving as access and street parking for 4 further dwellings. As such, the low level of traffic using the road is travelling at a much reduced ‘manouvering’ speed As shown on the proposed site plan (drawing number P01), visibility 2.4m back from the centre of the proposed access is 16.7m to the North, limited by the gatepost of a neighbouring property. To the South, visibility extends to the adjoining promenade at 35.2m. While it is understood that these figures are below what is generally expected for the speed limit, we respectively request that they be deemed acceptable due to the nature of the road in question.

SUMMARY We believe the proposed design drawings show that the garage has been sensitively considered and will complement the traditional appearance of the existing house while creating previously unprovided on site parking. The Applicant respectfully requests that the application be granted approval.

design statement