Additional use of ground floor bedroom as a therapy room

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Additional use of a ground floor bedroom as a therapy room at a detached dwelling
• ✓Impact on the amenity of adjacent properties assessed and found acceptable
• ✓Parking provision considered and not found to be unacceptable
• ✓Existing parking area to the east of the dwelling with a garage on site
• ✓Five conditions attached to the approval
• ✓amenity
• ✓parking
• ✓impact of the proposal upon the amenity of adjacent properties
• ✓whether the proposed use would result in unacceptable parking

This application sought permission for the additional use of a ground floor bedroom at Ashdene, Sandygate, Jurby as a therapy room. The property is a detached dwelling situated at the southern corner of the junction of the A13 and A14 roads, with an existing parking area to the east and a garage adjacent to the neighbouring property known as The Cottage. The officer's report identified two main planning issues: the potential impact on the amenity of neighbouring properties, and whether the proposed use would generate unacceptable parking demand. Both were considered and the proposal was found to be acceptable. The Department of Infrastructure granted permission on 25 October 2012, subject to five conditions.

The Department of Infrastructure approved the application on 25 October 2012. The key planning considerations were the impact on neighbouring properties' amenity and whether the change of use would create unacceptable parking demand. Both issues were resolved in favour of the proposal.

Policies Assessed (1)

Conditions (5)

1. 1

   Condition 1

   The use must be taken up within four years of the date of this notice in order for this approval to remain valid after that time.

2. 2

   Condition 2

   This approval relates to the additional use of ground floor bedroom as a therapy room, Ashdene, Sandygate, Jurby as shown by Location Plan, Site Plan, Floor plan and support letter.

3. 3

   Condition 3

   The use hereby permitted shall only be for the purposes of a business providing holistic therapy as described in the documents submitted with the application and shall only be carried on while Mrs Helen Young (the applicant) is resident at the premises. The use shall cease and all equipment brought into the premises in connection with the use shall be removed within one day of Mrs Helen Young ceasing to reside at the premises.

4. 4

   Condition 4

   The use must not be carried out outside of the hours of 10 am and 5.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays.

5. 5

   Condition 5

   No signs or advertisements shall be places anywhere within the application site.

Planning History (1)

Documents (13)