Why Was This Approved?
- ✓New dwelling with detached garage and greenhouse/shed on land fronting Victoria Road, Douglas
- ✓Site boundaries adjusted compared to an earlier related application, with the application plot increased from 27.5m to 33.5m in length
- ✓Compliance with General Policy 2 assessed in light of previous planning history on the site
- ✓Decided by delegated authority
- ✓whether the proposed dwelling continues to comply with the provisions of General Policy 2, taking into consideration the previous approval on the site
Permission was granted for the erection of a dwelling with a detached garage and greenhouse/shed on land at Clarecourt, Marathon Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, in the parish of Braddan. The site fronts Victoria Road and backs onto an existing dwelling called Clarecourt. The plot boundaries differed slightly from those considered under an earlier application, with the application site being larger at 33.5m in length compared to 27.5m previously, while the Clarecourt curtilage was reduced from 32m to 27m. The central planning question was whether the proposed dwelling continued to comply with General Policy 2, having regard to the previous approval on the site. The officer recommended approval and the application was permitted on 15 October 2015.
The application was permitted by delegated decision on 15 October 2015. The key planning question was whether the proposed dwelling complied with General Policy 2, taking into account a previous approval on the same site. The officer recommended approval and permission was granted.
Site Observations
- •The site is a piece of land which fronts onto Victoria Road and backs onto an existing dwelling, Clarecourt.
- •The boundaries of the site are slightly different to that of an earlier application, PA 14/0068/B, generally larger in that Clarecourt had a site which was to be 32m long whereas now it is decreased to 27m and the application site was to be 27.5m long and now it is to be increased to 33.5m.
- •The site is lower than the curtilage of Clarecourt.
- •There are trees on both sides of the plot towards the Victoria Road frontage, those on the north eastern boundary are closer to the road and have been trimmed back. Those on the south western boundary are further from the road and from the overhead service lines
