Erection of a timber garden shed in rear garden

Why Was This Approved?

• ✓Small domestic-scale shed: 2.01m high, 1.52m by 2.1m footprint
• ✓High boundary wall screens the shed from the neighbouring property to the rear
• ✓Site within Castletown Conservation Area — shed judged unobjectionable in character
• ✓Residential designation under both adopted and emerging local plan policy
• ✓materials

The application sought permission to erect a timber garden shed in the rear garden of a residential property on the eastern side of Malew Street, Castletown. The shed measures approximately 2.01m high with a footprint of 1.52m by 2.1m and a pitched roof. The site sits within a Predominantly Residential area under the Castletown Local Plan and falls within the adopted Conservation Area. The key planning consideration was the shed's proximity to the boundary with the neighbouring property to the rear (Paradise Field). The officer found that a high wall along that boundary would screen the shed entirely from view. Given its modest domestic scale and appearance, the shed was considered unobjectionable in the context of the Conservation Area and the residential setting.

The shed was permitted because its small size and domestic appearance raised no planning concerns. A high boundary wall means it would not be visible from the neighbouring property to the rear, removing any impact on amenity.

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