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| Received | 12/2/14 | 1400171 |
| DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
| PLANNING and BUILDING CONTROL | ||
| Town and County Authority Act 1999 | ||
| and Officer Initials | ||
| Decision | ||
| Appeal |
FOR THE PROPOSED ALTERATIONS AND EXTENSION AT:
STARLEY COTTAGE PORT-E-VULLEN MAUGHOLD
RECEIVED ON 12 FEB 2014 DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE
This Design Statement relates to the proposed alterations and extension to provide additional living accommodation and garaging at Starley Cottage, Port-e-Vullen, Maughold.
The proposed site is located in the Parish of Maughold in an area known as “Port-e-Vullen” and is located to the south of the B15 Road. The site is level with an existing in and out gravel drive access and is approximately 6140 square metres in size, (1.52 acres). See Site plan drawing number 13 0987/3. The existing dwelling is located within an existing collection of residential properties located both to the north and south of the B15 Road. The housing estate known as “Port Lewaigue Close” is located to the west of the proposed site and the collection of houses known as “The Colony” are directly to the north of the proposed site.
The existing dwelling is a traditionally designed two storey property located to the east side of the large plot. The overall footprint of the existing two storey dwelling equates to 463 square metres. There is currently no garaging within the confines of the proposed site. See Photographs numbered 1 to 4 attached at Appendix A.
The proposed two storey extension would provide a 3 Car Garage, Garden Store and Plant Room located to the front of the ground floor level, with additional living accommodation located to the rear of the ground floor level to provide a Family Room and Gym which would lead out onto a rear south facing decked area. The proposed upper floor level would provide a Master Bedroom Suite and TV Room with a new internal staircase providing direct access between both proposed floor levels.
The two storey element of the proposed extension would be attached to the existing dwelling via a single storey glass Orangery/Office link.
The proposed extension is located on the footprint of a previously approved single storey extension, approved under 03/00559/B and 04/02277/B, which is shown dotted on drawing number 13 0987/1.
The appearance of the two storey extension to the main public highway, (north and east elevations), has been designed in such a manner to give the appearance of a traditional stone outbuilding that has been converted into both garaging and additional living accommodation. The walls to these elevations have been finished in traditionally laid Manx stone work with facing brick head details to the window/door openings. The roof would be finished in dark blue/grey natural roof slates and the windows would be correctly sized
utilising traditional sliding sash window units. The door units to these principle elevations would also be traditional in design.
The front of the stone two storey extension is set back 2000mm from the front line of the main dwelling and both the ridge and eaves level are set below that of the existing main dwelling to create an outbuilding that is subordinate to the main dwelling.
The ground floor to the front two storey extension would provide much needed on site garaging. There is at the moment no garaging provided on site with the applicants cars simply park on the gravel drive leaving the vehicles visible from the main highway and exposed to the weather/elements. The extension would also provide storage for garden tools/equipment, such things as sit on mowers, which are essential for the up keep and maintenance of the garden areas of the large plot.
The rear part of the two storey extension, which is not visible from the public highway, would be designed in a more contemporary manner with the walls finished in painted render to match in with the main dwelling and large expansive triple glazed feature window units to take full advantage of southerly aspect and views up the Maughold hillside.
A simple glazed single storey extension would provide a minimal link and visual separation between the existing dwelling and proposed replicated barn conversion.
The proposed floor area of the additional living accommodation equates to 227 square metres which results in a 50% increase.
The proposed floor area of the Garaging, Garden Store and Plant Room equates to 96 square metres which results in a further 20% increase.
The applicant wishes to provide extensions with integral garaging which provides an overall design of traditional integrity rather than having a separate detached garage outlet. It is felt that the perceived refurbishment of an existing traditional building would be preferable in appearance to an obviously purpose built functional single storey rendered garage block with little traditional appeal.
The existing vehicular in and out gravel drive access would be utilised for the proposed extension and remain unaltered.
The existing roadside walls and high level roadside hedging would remain insitu and provide natural screening to the proposed extension when viewed from the main public highway. See Photographs 5 to 8 attached at Appendix A.
There are many examples of traditional stone outbuildings and dwellings in the immediate area. Some of these outbuildings have been converted into living accommodation and provide examples of the appearance such as the proposed extensions at Starley Cottage are trying to achieve. Attached at Appendix B are photographs numbered 9 – 20 which provide examples of such buildings in the vicinity of the proposed site. A location Plan is also attached that indicates the location of these buildings and their relationship with the proposed site.
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