Demolition of existing property and erection of a replacement property to provide four apartments with associated parking

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Elevated balconies would cause unacceptable overlooking of adjoining residential properties
• ✓Only four parking spaces provided against a required minimum of eight
• ✓Parking space dimensions and entrance width below minimum standards
• ✓Insufficient manoeuvring space for vehicles to enter and exit safely
• ✓Existing site contains two apartments in a two-storey detached building on Royal Avenue, Onchan
• ✓overlooking
• ✓highways
• ✓parking
• ✓amenity
• ✓public amenity
• ✓private amenity
• ✓highway safety and car parking arrangements

This application sought permission to demolish the existing two-apartment property at 145 and 147 Royal Avenue, Onchan, and replace it with a new building providing four apartments with associated parking. The application was refused by the Department of Infrastructure acting under delegated powers. Three separate reasons were given for refusal, covering harm to neighbouring residents, inadequate parking provision, and highway safety concerns. The proposed elevated balconies were found likely to cause unacceptable overlooking of adjoining homes. The parking provision fell well short of the required eight spaces, with only four offered. The spaces themselves and the site entrance were also below minimum size standards, and there was insufficient room for all vehicles to manoeuvre in and out in a forward gear.

The application was refused on three grounds: the elevated balconies would cause unacceptable overlooking of neighbouring properties; the scheme provided only four parking spaces against a required standard of eight; and the parking spaces and entrance were too small to meet minimum dimensions, with insufficient room for vehicles to enter and exit in a forward gear. The official portal decision is recorded as Refused on 2013-01-31.

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