Alterations and extensions to dwelling Extension of duration of consent for a period of 2 years agreed by the Senior Planner on 24th April 2008

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Extensions would remove trees that contribute to the rural character of the settlement
• ✓An earlier approval required the replacement dwelling to match the footprint and width of the existing house to protect those trees
• ✓Decision made by the Planning Committee, overriding the officer's recommendation to approve
• ✓trees
• ✓character

This application sought alterations and extensions to a dwelling at Ballaveare Farm, Old Castletown Road, Port Soderick. The Planning Committee refused the application in January 2004. The committee's primary concern was that the proposed extensions would result in the loss of trees alongside the house. Those trees were considered to contribute to the rural character of the local settlement. The committee also pointed to conditions attached to an earlier planning approval (for a replacement dwelling on the site) that required the new house to be built on the footprint of the existing one and not to exceed its width, precisely to ensure the trees would not be affected. The case officer had recommended approval, but the committee did not follow that recommendation.

The Planning Committee refused the application. The main reason was that the proposed extensions would cause the loss of trees alongside the house that contribute to the rural character of the settlement. The committee also noted that an earlier approval for a replacement dwelling on the site required the new house to match the footprint and width of the existing one, specifically to protect those trees.

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