20 December 2010 · Committee
Settlers Hollow, King Edward Road, Onchan, Isle Of Man, IM3 2jp
This application sought permission for alterations and the erection of extensions to a dwelling house at Settlers Hollow, King Edward Road, Onchan, Isle of Man. The Planning Committee of the Department of Infrastructure approved the application on 20 December 2010, in line with the case officer's recommendation. Two conditions were attached to the permission. The application had a planning history at the site, with two previous references noted. No detailed reasons for approval or refusal are recorded in the available evidence.
The Planning Committee approved the application on 20 December 2010. The officer also recommended approval. The decision was signed by Mrs C Dudley and two conditions were attached to the permission.
Outside those areas designated for residential development new dwellings will generally not be permitted within the local plan area
provision within planning policy for the extension of existing dwellings in the countryside
In order to preserve the areas of interest for nature conservation within the study area, there will be a general presumption against any development which would have an adverse impact
The extension of non-traditional dwellings or those of poor or inappropriate form will not generally be permitted where this would increase the impact of the building as viewed by the public
Housing Policy 16: The extension of non -traditional dwellings or those of poor or inappropriate form will not generally be permitted where this would increase the impact of the building as viewed by the public. 8.13 Conversion of Buildings to Flats 8.13.1 There are in the Island, and particularly in Douglas, many substantial buildings which, because of their size or form, are no longer suitable for the originally intended use as either single dwellings or holiday accommodation, but which are still structur ally sound. The Department has for many years encouraged the conversion of such buildings, where appropriate, into flats. 8.13.2 The size, layout, occupancy, etc., of flats are controlled by the Housing (Flats) Regulations 1982. However, all flats should also have a good external environment, characterised by - (a) a pleasant, clear outlook, particularly from the principal room(s) of the flat and (b) access to external space for the purpose of clothes-drying, refuse storage, car-parking, and general amenity. 8.13.3 Many buildings which are generally suitable for conversion into flats not only have very little space around them, but also have an annex or "outlet" at the rear. The Department may require the demolition, in total or in part, of such "outlets" even where the immediate use of the cleared space may not be possible, for example where more than one rear annex may be needed to be removed to gain access or highway work such as road widening may be required to make the cleared space useful. Such demolition will: (a) remove accommodation which has a poor environment and limited outlook; (b) permit the creation of parking space; and (c) assist in admitting light and air to the rear of the building proper. Where such demolition is not so required, the accommodation must generally be organised so that every flat has an outlook from the front of the building, and so that no flat is contained entirely within an "outlet". Exception may be made to this general approach where the environment at, and the outlook from, the rear are pleasant and open.
Condition 1
The development hereby permitted shall commence before the expiration of four years from the date of this notice.
Condition 2
This approval relates to drawing no.s P-01, P02 rev. A, P03 rev. A, P-03, P-04, P-05, P06, P-07, P-08, P-09 and P-10 date stamped the 29th October 2010.
