Alterations and extensions to replace existing porch with replacement porch, provide breakfast room, sun room, games room, balcony to front elevation, patio area and new boundary wall, formerly

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Proposal included a replacement porch, breakfast room, sun room, games room, front balcony, patio, and new boundary wall
• ✓Initial concern about overlooking and loss of privacy from the balcony and a window in the extension
• ✓Amended drawings removed the problematic window and introduced an opaque screen on the balcony
• ✓Application decided by committee and permitted
• ✓privacy
• ✓overlooking
• ✓potential for overlooking and subsequent loss of privacy from the balcony and a window in the proposed extension
• ✓amended drawings were submitted that removed the window and proposed an opaque screen on the relevant side of the balcony

Permission was granted for alterations and extensions to a property at Fingan, 28 Majestic Close, Onchan. The works included replacing the existing porch, adding a breakfast room, sun room, and games room, constructing a balcony to the front elevation, and creating a patio area with a new boundary wall. During the assessment, a concern was raised about the potential for overlooking and loss of privacy affecting neighbouring properties, arising from the proposed balcony and a window in the extension. In response, amended drawings were submitted that removed the window and incorporated an opaque screen on the relevant side of the balcony. The application was considered by committee and permitted on 23 June 2005, with the amendments having addressed the privacy issue identified by the case officer.

The application was permitted by committee on 23 June 2005. A privacy concern was identified during the process relating to overlooking from a proposed balcony and a window in the extension. Amended drawings were submitted that removed the window and added an opaque screen to the relevant side of the balcony, addressing the concern.

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