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Application No.: 23/01146/B Applicant: Mr & Mrs Robert & Eleri Creighton Proposal: Installation of outdoor swimming pool Site Address: 5 Squeen Meadow Ballaugh Isle Of Man IM7 5BR Planning Officer: Mr Toby Cowell Expected Decision Level: Officer Delegation Recommended Decision: Permitted Date of Recommendation: 23.01.2024
C : Conditions for approval N : Notes attached to conditions C 1. The development hereby approved shall be begun before the expiration of four years from the date of this decision notice.
Reason: To comply with Article 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019 and to avoid the accumulation of unimplemented planning approvals.
The development is considered acceptable in terms of its design and impact on the streetscene without detriment to the amenities of surrounding residential properties, and as such comply with Strategic Policy 5, Spatial Policy 4, General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 42 of the Strategic Plan (2016).
Drawings; This approval relates to drawings referenced;
None. _____________________________________________________________________________
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1.0 THE SITE - 1.1 The application site relates to the curtilage of 5 Squeen Meadow, Station Road, Bailaugh which comprises a two storey detached dwelling situated at the end of the cul-de-sac developed in the 1990s. The property benefits from a reasonably generous garden area to the rear and side, which is bounded by mature vegetation.
2.0 THE PROPOSAL - 2.1 Planning permission is sought for the installation of an outdoor uncovered swimming pool to the rear of the property with dimensions of 6m in length and 3m in width and surrounded by paved coping. The pool would extend to 1.5m in depth.
3.0 PLANNING HISTORY - 3.1 14/00950/B - Alterations and erection of extension to dwelling - Permitted
4.0 PLANNING POLICY - 4.1 The application site is located within the named settlement of Ballaugh as identified in the Strategic Plan (2016). The application site is within an area recognised as being within predominantly residential use under the IOM Development Plan Order 1982. The site is not within a Conservation Area. - 4.2 The following policies from the 2016 Strategic Plan are considered pertinent in the assessment of this application;
Strategic Policy
General Policy 2b,c,g General Development Considerations
Environment Policy 42 Designed to respect the character and identity of the locality
4.5 Residential Design Guide (2021) This document provides advice on the design of new houses and extensions to existing property as well as how to assess the impact of such development on the living conditions of those in adjacent residential properties and sustainable methods of construction. - 5.0 REPRESENTATIONS
5.1 Ballaugh Parish Commissioners - No response received at the time of writing. - 5.2 Highways Services - No highways interest. (06.10.23) - 5.3 Manx Utilities Authority - No response received at the time of writing.
6.0 ASSESSMENT 6.1 The site falls within an area zoned for 'predominantly residential' purposes within a defined settlement, whereby the principle of residential extensions and ancillary residential development are acceptable, subject to design and residential amenity considerations.
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6.2 The proposals relate to the installation of a modest outdoor uncovered swimming pool which, given the nature of the works involving minimal above ground development, would not pose a material impact upon the character and visual amenities of the locality. Likewise, the impact of the swimming pool upon the amenities of the adjacent neighbouring property to the east would solely be limited to potential noise and disturbance caused by users of the swimming pool. Such an impact would effectively be identical to the occupants of the property spending time within their garden area which they are able to do at present, and therefore the works are not considered to result in a material impact upon residential amenity. - 7.0 CONCLUSION
7.1 The development is considered acceptable in terms of its design and impact on the streetscene without detriment to the amenities of surrounding residential properties, and as such comply with Strategic Policy 5, Spatial Policy 4, General Policy 2 and Environment Policy 42 of the Strategic Plan (2016). The application is therefore recommended for approval. - 8.0 INTERESTED PERSON STATUS
8.1 By virtue of the Town and Country Planning (Development Procedure) Order 2019, the following persons are automatically interested persons:
I can confirm that this decision has been made by the Head of Development Management in accordance with the authority afforded to that Officer by the appropriate DEFA Delegation and that in making this decision the Officer has agreed the recommendation in relation to who should be afforded Interested Person Status
Decision Made : Permitted Date : 24.01.2024 Determining officer
Signed : S BUTLER Stephen Butler Head of Development Management
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